[26], In 1993, Bonds left the Pirates to sign a lucrative free agent contract worth a then-record $43.75 million (equivalent to $77.4 million in 2019) over six years with the Giants, with whom his father had spent the first seven years of his career, and with whom his godfather Willie Mays played 22 of his 24 Major League seasons. Bonds waved from the broadcast booth when he was shown on the big board before the top of the third inning, when highlights of his record-setting homer were played. In November 2007 he was indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for his 2003 grand jury testimony. In order to use his name or likeness, a company must deal directly with Bonds. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. In 1983, he played for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks in the Alaska Baseball League, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 10 October 2020, at 23:41. For example, Bonds is replaced by "Jon Dowd" in MVP Baseball 2005. On September 21, 2007, the San Francisco Giants confirmed that they would not re-sign Bonds for the 2008 season. [93], Bonds' salary for the 2005 season was $22 million, the second-highest salary in Major League Baseball (the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez earned the highest, $25.2 million). He hit .362 en route to his second National League batting title, and broke his own record by walking 232 times. [95] Upon his return, Bonds resumed his high-caliber performance at the plate, hitting home runs in four consecutive games from September 18 to 21 and finishing with five homers in only 14 games.[24]. This was due to the record number of walks, which count as a time on base and as a plate appearance, but not an at-bat. [213], Several of Bonds' family and extended family members have been involved in athletics as either a career or a notable pastime. He also drew a league-leading 117 walks. [204][205], In 2010, Bonds' son Nikolai, who served as a Giants batboy during his father's years playing in San Francisco and always sat next to his dad in the dugout during games,[206] was charged with five misdemeanors resulting from a confrontation with his mother, Sun. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. The seven-time NL MVP finished his career under the cloud of steroids allegations. In the season opener on April 3, all he had was a first-inning single past third base with the infield shifted right, immediately followed by a stolen base and then thrown out at home on a base-running mistake, followed by a deep fly-out to left field, late in the game. The fan who ended up with the ball, 22-year-old Matt Murphy from Queens, New York (and a Mets fan), was promptly protected and escorted away from the mayhem by a group of San Francisco police officers. Bonds says he complied, maintaining that familiar standoffish edge the rest of his playing career. You've got to weigh it all. At the age of 43, he led both leagues in walks with 132. "I didn't even know I was out of baseball 10 years. On August 23, 1976, Michael J. Bacsik held Aaron to a single and a fly out to right field. I knew I was in the midst of that image, and I determined at that point that I was never going to get out of it. It is what it is. Babe Ruth was the other, with .847 in 1920 and .846 in 1921. Bonds did not homer again until April 13, when he hit two (736 and 737) in a 3 for 3 night that included 4 RBI against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hit in Milwaukee like the previous one, this was a solo home run off Chris Capuano of the Brewers. He is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. His agent Jeff Borris said: "I'm anticipating widespread interest from every Major League team." [61], In 1997, Bonds hit .291, his lowest average since 1989. He compiled a career batting average of .300 and was such a dangerous hitter that opposing managers routinely walked him intentionally when men were on base. [24], On September 21, 2007, the San Francisco Giants confirmed that they would not re-sign Bonds for the 2008 season. He garnered a .467 batting average his senior year, and was named prep All-American.

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