Dexter Fowler

Fowler in 2016

St. Louis Cardinals – No. 25

Center fielder

Born: March 22, 1986 (age 31)
Atlanta, Georgia

Bats: Switch

Throws: Right

MLB debut

September 2, 2008, for the Colorado Rockies

MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)

.268

1,001

339

127

Teams

Career highlights and awards

World Series champion (2016)
All-Star (2016)

Medal record
Fowler meets President George W. Bush at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Men's baseball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Team

William Dexter Fowler (born March 22, 1986) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, and Chicago Cubs. He represented the United States in the 2008 Summer Olympics as a member of the United States national baseball team.

Fowler was born in Atlanta, and attended Milton High School in Alpharetta, Georgia. At Milton, Fowler hit .457 with 14 home runs in 105 at-bats. Fowler rejected offers from Harvard and the University of Miami in order to play major league baseball, after having originally committed to Miami. Before signing with the Rockies, Fowler was exclusively a right-handed hitter.

As a minor leaguer during the 2008 season, Fowler was selected to represent the United States in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He and the U.S. team ended up winning the bronze medal in the Olympics by defeating Japan, 8-4, in the bronze medal game.

Fowler was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 14th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft. In 2008, he was selected by Major League Baseball to play in the All-Star Futures Game at Yankee Stadium.

Fowler was batting .337 with nine home runs, 61 runs batted in (RBIs) and 20 stolen bases for the Rockies' Double-A Texas League affiliate, the Tulsa Drillers prior to playing for Team USA in the 2008 Olympics.

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