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Former Chicago Cubs' All-Star Walks Across Stage as a College Graduate in Awesome Moment

At the age of 38, former MLB All-Star Dexter Fowler has received his college degree from Penn State. Fowler spent 14 years in the big leagues with the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Angels.

Brady Farkas

Jul 22, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Dexter Fowler, a member of the Chicago Cubs World Series
Jul 22, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Dexter Fowler, a member of the Chicago Cubs World Series / Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports

In a very cool moment, former All-Star outfielder Dexter Fowler walked across the stage at Penn State this week with a college degree.

The MLB "X" account posted the great memory:

Dexter Fowler has graduated from Penn State with a bachelor of science degree in Organizational and Professional Communication

Fowler was drafted out of the high school ranks in 2004 so going back to school is clearly a huge accomplishment for him.

A former All-Star, Fowler spent parts of 14 years in the big leagues with the Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Angels. He made his Major League debut in 2008 with the Rockies, spending six years in Colorado.

After that, he went to Houston and the Cubs, winning a World Series with Chicago in 2016 and making the All-Star team in the same year. He finished out his career with the Cardinals for four years and the Angels for one.

Fowler was a .259 hitter for his career with a .358 on-base percentage. He hit 127 homers and drove in 517, while stealing 149 bases.

His best year was the 2016 season when he hit .276, but he also led the league in triples with 14 during the 2010 season.

Fowler got to the playoffs in five different seasons with the Rockies, Cubs, and Cardinals. He was a .219 career playoff hitter but did hit .333 in the 2016 NLCS that saw the Cubs win and advance to that World Series.

We wish him a congratulations on his retirement - and his graduation!

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.