Former Rockie Dexter Fowler announces retirement from Major League Baseball
After 14 seasons in the majors, Dexter Fowler is calling it a career.
Fowler spent six seasons in a Rockies uniform, from 2008 to 2013. He played in the All-Star Futures Game at Yankee Stadium during the 2008 season before his call-up in September of that year. On April 27, 2009, he tied a modern-day rookie record with five stolen bases against the Padres.
In 2010, Fowler led MLB in triples with 14.
In December 2013, The Rockies traded Fowler and cash to the Astros for pitcher Jordan Lyles and outfielder Brandon Barnes.
In January 2015, the Astros traded him to the Chicago Cubs. That next season, Fowler was voted into the All-Star Game and won a World Series.
— dexfowler.eth (@DexterFowler)
