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Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) [1] is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Bonds was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco Giants from 1993 to 2007. [2] He is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. [3 ...
In March 1992, Pirates general manager Ted Simmons agreed to a deal with Atlanta Braves counterpart John Schuerholz to trade Barry Bonds, in exchange for Alejandro Peña, Keith Mitchell, and a player to be named later. Pirates manager Jim Leyland opposed the trade vehemently, and the proposal was rescinded. [5]
In the offseason, under new ownership and general manager, Barry Bonds left the Pittsburgh Pirates to sign a lucrative free agent contract worth a then-record $43.75 million over six years with the Giants, with whom his father, Bobby Bonds, spent the first seven years of his career, and with whom his godfather Willie Mays played 22 of his 24 ...
Barry Bonds. Barry Bonds toppled slugging and home run records held by Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Hank Aaron -- to name a few. By the time he reached his miraculous 2001 season, however, Bonds ...
Barry Bonds was touched in a way he didn't expect when the Pittsburgh Pirates called to let him know he was being inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. “I don’t have to worry about those ...
Read CNN’s Fast Facts on retired baseball player Barry Bonds, holder of Major League Baseball’s all-time home run record.
Giants slugger Barry Bonds was trying to add to his single season home run record he had set two days before. [6] If Bonds hit a home run, the record-setting ball would have considerable value, estimated to be as high as $1.5 million. [7] When he hit it, it flew into the stands and plaintiff Alex Popov was there to catch it.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Legally cleared at last, Barry Bonds is unconcerned with everybody else's thoughts on his career or credentials: He's a Hall of Famer. Hands down. "I don't even justify that.