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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The 36-year-old outfielder and member of the 2016 World Series champion Dexter Fowler announced in the community today that he would hang up his sneakers and end his 14-year career.

Fowler started his career in the Rockies and was traded to the Astros after six years in Colorado. He was sent to the Cubs in 2015. After helping the team win the championship in 2016, he joined the Cardinals with a five-year $82.5 million contract. In 2021, he was sent to the Cubs. Angel, but at the beginning of the season, he ruptured the cruciate ligament due to running bases and was reimbursed for the whole season. He played in the Blue Jays minor league last year.

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The official website reported that Fowler recently submitted a list of teams he would like to join to his agent, but in the end he failed to reach an agreement with any team and decided to hang up his sneakers.

In his 14-year career, he was selected to the All-Star Game in 2016, and he also had a taste of the championship that year. He accumulated 1,306 hits, 127 home runs, 149 successful base steals, and 82 triples in his career. Counting, he is the player with the most triples during this period in the league.

However, the most memorable moment of Fowler's career is the opening of World Series Game 7. No second player has been able to do it. The tone is still very excited, he said that there are still fans who will thank him for helping the team break the curse, "Every day when I wake up, I will ask myself, "Why did God choose me to win the World Series?" Isn't that true? An ordinary World Series champion, but the most special championship in history, and we did it. I have been working hard to relive that feeling for the rest of my life.”

In his retirement statement today, Fowler thanked every team he played for. "I can now look back on my career with pride and know that I have always played the right way and done my best to make a difference beyond wins and losses. Thank you everyone for 14 years. I give everything to you."

Fowler revealed that he intends to join the team after retirement and hopes to become a shareholder of the team. He said that his past experience has made him a good judge of people and knows which players with personalities are more successful. "I hope to build a great team. , my wife even thinks my retirement will be better than when I was a player, I hope she is right."

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