Dexter Fowler gets World Series ring, smacks leadoff homer

CHICAGO -- Talk about biting the hand that once fed you.

Just moments after former Chicago Cubs center fielder Dexter Fowler received his World Series ring, he homered to lead off Friday's game between the Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, his new team.

Fowler might be the first Cardinals player ever to receive an ovation from the rival crowd at Wrigley Field. He was presented his 2016 World Series ring by former teammates Anthony Rizzo and Jason Heyward during a pregame ceremony that included a video tribute.

"Those are memories you'll never lose," Fowler said in the Cardinals dugout before the ceremony. "Getting a ring is like closing a chapter in my life."

Fowler is playing in his first game at…