Barry Bonds is one of those athletes who would like to be cited today as one of the greatest in history, not just for his sport, but for all sports. However, due to his alleged involvement in the baseball steroid scandal, his exploits have been somewhat brushed aside, although he is still considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
Bonds had a career in Major League Baseball that spanned 21 years. During that time, he was selected as an All-Star 14 times and was named the NL’s Most Outstanding Player seven times. Read on to find out more about the player who was known for his exceptional striking ability.
Barry Bonds Bio
Bonds was born Barry Lamar Bonds, to Patricia (née Howard) and Bobby Bonds, on July 24, 1964, in Riverside, California. He grew up in San Carlos, however, where he attended Junípero Serra High School, in San Mateo. Here, Barry Bonds excelled as an athlete as he played prominent roles in his school’s baseball, football and basketball teams. However, it was in baseball that Bonds was selected as an All-American in his senior year.
After his exploits, the San Francisco Giants chose to draft Bonds as a high school student in the 1982 MLB draft. he wished, he decided to attend college and enroll at Arizona State University. In 1985, Barry Bonds was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the sixth overall pick in the 1985 draft. He then earned his degree in criminology in 1986. He played for the Pirates from 1986 to 1992, after joining the Giants he played until 2007.
Career statistics
By 2007, Barry Bonds had career high home runs (762), walks (2,558), and intentional walks (688). At the time, he also managed active players in various categories, including plays (2,986), Runs Batted In (1,996), on-base percentage (.444), runs (2,227) and pitches. per game (12.92).
It was widely thought that the 12-time Silver Slugger and eight-time Gold Glove Award winner would set new records had he been signed by another team after entering free agent status in 2007. But seeing as no other team only came for him the next two seasons, Bonds officially retired. He retired with a .298 batting average, 2,935 hits and 514 stolen bases.
Net value
According to the popular Celebrity Net Worth website, Barry Bonds has a net worth of $80 million which he derives mostly from his career as a baseball player.
Bonds received his first big payday in 1993 when he left the Pirates for the Giants on a then-record six-year, $43.75 million deal. In 2002, he extended his stay with the Giants by $90 million for five years. This made him the second highest earner in the league in 2005 and the fourth highest in 2006. In total, he is estimated to have earned around $172 million over his 21-year career, making him the highest paid player of all time. at baseball.
Steroid scandal
Barry Bonds is arguably the most popular and successful baseball player to be embroiled in the steroid scandal that rocked Major League Baseball. He was embroiled in the scandal after his trainer was indicted by a federal grand jury and accused of supplying a performance-enhancing anabolic steroid to athletes, including several baseball players.
This led to huge speculations that Bonds might be using steroids since he experienced abnormal growth and body changes along with increased power which allowed him to excel in sports. Bonds declared his innocence and instead attributed the changes to bodybuilding, diet and the use of legitimate supplements.
other facts
- baseball family history
Barry Bonds comes from a family deeply rooted in baseball. His father, Bobby Bonds, played for the Giants for a long time.
- Weddings
Barry Bonds has been married twice. His first marriage was to Susann Margreth Branco, whom he had met in Montreal, Quebec in August 1987. A few months later, February 1988 to be exact, the couple parted ways and exchanged vows in Las Vegas. Their marriage lasted about six years before the couple divorced in December 1994. Together, Bonds and Branco welcome two children. Nikolai and Shikari.
In 1998, after the Catholic Church annulled Bonds’ first marriage, a year earlier he married his second wife, Liz Watson, in a lavish wedding that took place at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in San Francisco. The two share a home with their daughter Aisha in Los Altos Hills, Santa Clara County, California. Bonds’ second marriage seemed to be going very well until Watson filed for legal separation after ten and a half years, in June 2009. Watson claimed irreconcilable differences but soon dropped the suit. In February 2010, however, Watson formally filed for divorce from Bonds.
- Body measurements
Barry Bonds is 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and weighs 228 lbs (103 kg). His other body measurements are not known
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