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Back to the 'grind': Turbocharged Wiffle-ball pitches got Fowler's eyes up to speed, ready to work counts

St. Louis Cardinals' Dexter Fowler looks on during Cardinals summer camp at Busch Stadium on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Photo by Chris Kohley,

At one point during these summer months at home outside of Las Vegas, Dexter Fowler looked into an inflatable, collapsible contraption that he could unfurl in his backyard and use as a full-sized batting cage. Instead, he did a little online window-shopping and decided to look smaller, go old-school, but at a get-schooled speed.

He bought a Wiffle-ball pitching machine, one with a “TURBO” setting.