Barry Bonds: Summary

Recent Role:: Himself on TMZ on TV

Gender:: Male

Birthday:: 7-24-1964

Birthplace:: Riverside, CA

Birth Name:: Barry Lamar Bonds

AKA:: Barry Lamar Bonds

Barry Bonds was born in Riverside, California in 1964, the son of San Francisco Giants slugger Bobby Bonds. A three-sport star in high school, he was drafted by the Giants, but chose to attend Arizona State University. After a stellar three-year career that included All-America honors, he was picked in the first round of the Major League draft and signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Bonds initially struggled at the big-league level, but eventually developed into an All-Star as he led the Pirates to three straight National League East titles. He won the Most Valuable Player award in 1990 and '92.

Following the 1992 season, Bonds signed with his hometown team, the San Francisco Giants. He won his third MVP award in his first season with the club, and continued to make the All-Star team on a yearly basis. In 1996, he became only the second player in MLB history to amass 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in one season.

In 2001, Bonds took his career to a new level, breaking Mark McGwire's record for home runs in a season with 73. The following year, he won his first batting title, and accumulated his unprecedented fifth MVP award. Previously notorious for his struggles in the playoffs, Bonds set a new record with 8 home runs in the 2002 postseason, and advanced to the World Series for the first time in his career. Despite his four homers, the Giants were unable to hold on and capture the title, falling in seven games to Anaheim.

Bonds racked up two more MVP trophies in the 2003 and '04 seasons, despite suffering personal tragedy (the loss of his father to cancer) and battling allegations that he had used illegal steroids. In 2004, he passed his godfather, Willie Mays, to move into third place on the career home run list. He later hit his 700th career homer; and finished the season with 703, just 52 behind all-time record holder Hank Aaron. However, recurring knee problems repeatedly sent Bonds under the knife in 2005, leaving his pursuit of the record in serious doubt. Barry Bonds was born in Riverside, California in 1964, the son of San Francisco Giants slugger Bobby Bonds. A three-sport star in high school, he was drafted by the Giants, but chose to attend Arizona State University. After a stellar three-year career that included All-America honors, he was picked in the first round of the Major League draft and signed with the Pittsburgh...

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cactusjack39
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Why Barry? ...Continue »
Before Barry Bonds began his era of cheating, he used to be a fantastic baseball player. Had he not started to roid up, he may have gotten to the lead in homeruns. I guess we will never know. But one thing I will say is that Barry Bonds no longer has any of my repsect. I watched the dude play for quite some time and I can't understand why he thought he needed to cheat. There isn't a player in baseball I can say that isn't on steroids or hasn't been at some time. Baseball is forever ruined in the fact of clean talent. Thank you.
02/11/09 07:58pm | report abuse
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spkimball
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Guilty as Charged!
There can now be absolutely no doubt whatsoever. Barry Bonds is a conservative! Consider the evidence. Liberal Bill Moyers called for Vice President Cheney to be assassinated. Not a peep from the media. Conservative Anne Coulter made a sarcastic remark about Moyers, and said maybe she should call for Edwards to be assassinated. She was vilified, same as Bonds. Second point: Conservative Trent Lott was called racist and forced out of office simply for wishing Strom Thurmond happy birthday. Liberal Senator Robert Byrd was (and may still be) a card-carrying member of KKK. Again. not a peep from the media. My respect and my sympathies go to Barry Bonds.
07/29/07 11:07am | report abuse
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KFrandsen2
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Barry Bonds is one of the best baseball players ever. ...Continue »
Barry Bonds is one of the best baseball players ever. I know people will say well he took steroids and all that. But Bonds was a hall of fame caliber player before he ever supposedly took steroids. Barry Bonds has been my favorite baseball player since i started to watch baseball. I cant see that ever changing, i don't care all the allegations against him. Bonds is the best and nobody can touch him. I hope that he can have a great year this year in which i think will be his last. I think he needs to retire before he destroys his knees completley. In my mind Bonds will always be number one
01/17/07 07:43pm | report abuse
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YankeeFan93
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The worst player that ever lived. ...Continue »
In my opinion, Barry Bonds is one of the worst people that ever lived. If you have seen pictures of him when he was young, you would notice that he was not as big as he is today. Today, you can tell that he is on steriods. He is a cheater and should not be treated like he is a super star. He sould be kicked out of the major leagues, forgotton about and all of his records should be taken away. If I was the general managar for the San Fransico Giants and I found out that one of my players is on steriods, I would kick him off the team. I would not want that kind of person on my team.
11/15/06 01:35pm | report abuse
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animal4055
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Steroids steroids steroids. I call him Barroids. He never beat anyones record. ...Continue »
This guys is horrible hes nothing but a steroid taker. I hate the Cubs but I loved it when Juan Pierre stole Barrys homerun. He never beat Babe Ruths record or Mays or Robinsons. I hate the SF fans who like him. This guys like they should stop pitching to Pujols well they wont because everyone wants Pujols to break the record and he probaly will. Im a big Cardinal fan by the way and Babe Ruth is in second in my books. And if Barroids goes to the hall of fame it will be for the first player to pass these records using them.
09/18/06 05:12pm | report abuse