JUPITER, Fla. • Marcell Ozuna answered the call on his iPhone, and there was his new outfield teammate … along with perhaps the greatest outfielder ever.
The Cardinals' Dexter Fowler was in his fifth offseason working out with Barry Bonds, the great Giant, who also had a stint as the Marlins' hitting coach. So when Ozuna was dealt to the Cards this winter, Fowler and Bonds used Facetime to call the new Cardinal.
“They said, 'Ozuna! What are you doing?'” Marcell said Saturday morning, smiling wide as he told the story. “I knew they were hitting together.