Dexter Fowler Responds To Hatred From Cardinals Fans With A Kind Gesture

Spring training is less than a week in the books, but St. Louis Cardinals fans are already in mid-season form, spewing their hatred against Dexter Fowler.

The all-star outfielder was ruthlessly attacked on social media after he said, “It’s huge. Especially anytime you’re not able to see family, it’s unfortunate,” when asked about President Trump’s travel ban that was blocked by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Fowler discussed how he and his wife Darya put off plans to take their daughter Naya to Iran to meet relatives of Darya. Iran was one of the seven Muslim-majority countries included in the failed executive order travel ban by the president.

Some Cardinals fans were so displeased with Fowler, expressing any sort of opinion despite only sharing how he wanted to visit family, that they lashed out at him. It was nasty. Disgusting. So much so, that one fan had the audacity to say Fowler was the property of the Cardinals.

It’s 2017, right? Damn, that’s quite unfortunate.

And guess what, being called property is kind of frowned upon and you know, just wrong on so many levels. Fowler took to Twitter to address the vicious attacks.

For the record. I know this is going to sound absolutely crazy, but athletes are humans, and not properties of the team they work for.

— Dexter Fowler (@DexterFowler) February 19, 2017

Also, despite how some Cardinals fans reacted, Fowler took the high road and even offered a giveaway.

Welp.Since I have a nice little chunk of people who hate me cuz I have an opinion.I'm going to do a nice giveaway away for the good people.

— Dexter Fowler (@DexterFowler) February 19, 2017

I love my #CardsNation !!!

— Dexter Fowler (@DexterFowler) February 19, 2017

Hats off to Fowler, who always comes out looking good but when going up against hate-fueled Cardinals fans that isn’t too hard.

By the way, when Fowler says, “Since I have a nice little chunk of people who hate me,” he’s not lying. This wasn’t a handful of fans attacking Fowler. There were droves of Cardinals fans telling him to shut up and that this wasn’t the “Cardinal Way.”