Dexter Fowler is headed to St. Louis, and he plans to use his time there to honor his mentor, Barry Bonds.
After agreeing to a five-year, $82.5 million deal with the team on Thursday, Fowler was officially introduced as a member of the Cardinals on Friday and proudly sported a No. 25 jersey at the press conference.
According to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports, Fowler will be wearing the No. 25 for St. Louis in honor of Bonds, who also wore the number during his 21-year playing career.
Pretty cool that Dexter Fowler now wearing No 25, in honor of his mentor and close friend, home run king Barry Bonds
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 9, 2016
While the move may have partially been brought about by necessity (the No. 24 that Fowler wore with the Cubs is retired by the Cardinals in honor of Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog) and while Fowler’s power definitely won’t be giving us flashbacks to Bonds’ (Fowler has hit a total of 78 home runs in nine seasons — Bonds hit 73 of them in a single season), it’s still a pretty cool gesture nevertheless.
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