OAKLAND, Calif. -- Dustin Fowler hobbled into his new clubhouse on crutches, a bulky brace protecting his surgically repaired right knee.
The Oakland Athletics' likely center fielder of the future didn't know anybody Tuesday, a day after being traded by the Yankees in the deal that sent Sonny Gray to New York. As Gray's news conference in the Bronx showed on the A's clubhouse TV with his former teammates tuning in, Fowler discussed his own journey West.
Fowler, 22, is from the tiny town of Cadwell, Georgia, and the first baseball player from home to reach the majors.