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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 31: Dexter Fowler #25 of the St. Louis Cardinals in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field on March 31, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 31: Dexter Fowler #25 of the St. Louis Cardinals in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field on March 31, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)Mike Stobe/Getty Images

Dexter Fowler Snaps 0-14 Slump After Tweet Repeating 'I Will Get a Hit' 13 Times

Timothy Rapp
Apr 2, 2018

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dexter Fowler had a tough start to the 2018 MLB season, failing to get a hit in his first three games (totaling 13 at-bats). So before Monday's 8-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, he did his best Bart Simpson impersonation on Twitter:

And it worked. After flying out in his first at-bat, Fowler ended his 0-for-14 slump with a third-inning single.

After Fowler broke his streak, Cleveland's Jose Ramirez (0-for-12) and Houston's Josh Reddick (0-for-7) took a similar tactic: 

And Fowler's team took it one step further:

Hey, you can't blame them for trying.

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