Former Cubs outfielder begins next chapter of life in Chicago
CHICAGO — After all, the player who helped launch the last World Series championship team on the North side won’t be far away to start baseball’s next chapter.
After announcing his retirement earlier this week, Marquee Sports Network has hired former Cubs center fielder Dexter Fowler as an analyst to kick-start his post-playing career.
Debuting Wednesday night, he will primarily contribute pre- and post-match coverage of the games on the network.
Fowler only played in Chicago in two of his 14 MLB seasons, but those were probably the most memorable seasons of his career that produced many moments with the historic Cubs team. Acquired in a trade with the Astros prior to the 2015 season, the centerfielder provided a strong bat at the top of the lineup and a consistent defense as the team was poised to enter the competitive window. .
In 156 games in his first campaign with the Cubs, he batted . 250 with 29 doubles, 8 triples, 17 home runs, and 46 RBIs. In that season’s National League Wild Card game against the Pirates, Fowler went 3-for-4 with a leadoff double and a home run, a 4-0 victory for the Cubs and the franchise’s first in the playoffs in 12 years.
Perhaps the best season of his career was 2016, when he averaged . He was named to the first and only All-Star Game as the Cubs won 103 regular season games.
In the playoffs, Fowler batted . 333 in the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers as the Cubs won the pennant for the first time in 71 years. He then hit his two homers in his series against Cleveland at the Worlds, but his final home run was one of his most memorable in his Classic history. am.
Fowler defeated Corey Kluber in Progressive Field to become the first player in World Series history to lead Game 7 in home runs. They defeated Cleveland 8-7 to clinch the franchise’s first World Series title in 108 years.
Fowler signed with the Cardinals that offseason and played for St. Louis throughout the 2020 season. He reunited with Angles Cubs manager Joe Maddon in Anaheim in 2021, but played only seven games after tore the ACL in his left knee.
In 2022, Fowler signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays and played three games with Triple-A Buffalo before seeking his release in May.
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