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New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge set a new American League record with his 62nd home run of the season on Wednesday night. It is an accomplishment that Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker respects, but Baker had a message for anyone treating it …
Barry Bonds offered an interesting comment about the Hall of Fame during a recent TV appearance. Bonds was a guest during Sunday night’s “KayRod Cast,” which is an ESPN alternative broadcast for “Sunday Night Baseball” …
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is performing home run feats that have not really been seen since Barry Bonds was playing for the San Francisco Giants. Bonds is certainly taking notice of Judge, and he wants the slugger to follow in his own …
Barry Bonds missed out on the Baseball Hall of Fame in his final year of eligibility, and one of his most notable former managers thinks the voters got it wrong. Jim Leyland, who managed Bonds in Pittsburgh from 1986 to 1992, was critical of voters …
Barry Bonds has officially been shut out of the Hall of Fame after coming up short in his tenth and final year of eligibility. A close look at the final tally reveals just how close he came to actually making it though. The Baseball Writers’ …
The Barry Bonds Hall of Fame debate will always be a divisive one, and one baseball writer decided to light the match again this week. Jon Heyman of MLB Network, one of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) voters for the 2022 …
Barry Bonds has been largely ostracized by Major League Baseball, but he’s still a very popular man in San Francisco. Bonds was in attendance for Game 1 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night at Oracle Park, sitting with …
Barry Bonds got the best of many, many pitchers during his legendary MLB career, but John Smoltz shared perhaps the best “Barry Bonds owned me” story of all time on Sunday. During the New York Yankees-Cleveland Indians game on MLB …
Barry Bonds is one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, which is why the Miami Marlins were excited to bring him in as their hitting coach back in 2016. The partnership lasted just one season, however, and now we have a better understanding …
Barry Bonds once received the ultimate sign of respect as a hitter. Bonds is arguably the greatest hitter of all time and had an OPS of at least .999 in every season from 1992-2007. That means Bonds on average collected at least one base for every …
The sports and entertainment world collided through a real estate transaction recently. Famed TV star Sofia Vergara and her husband Joe Manganiello recently purchased a mansion in Beverly Park, Calif. for $26 million. The home they purchased was the …
Barry Bonds may be one of the most controversial figures in sports history, but there is no debating he is one of the greatest hitters of all time. Christian Yelich had an opportunity to work with Bonds when the two were with the Miami Marlins, and …
Barry Bonds is something of a forgotten man despite his on-field accomplishments these days, and it clearly bothers him. Bonds is working as a special instructor at San Francisco Giants camp this spring, and admitted that he feels like baseball has …
No player in Major League Baseball has hit .400 or higher in a season since Ted Williams accomplished the feat by batting .406 in 1941, but Barry Bonds thinks he could have gotten there if he approached the game a bit differently during his prime. …
Four players were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the voter’s this year, and two more by the veterans committee. The class of 2019 includes: Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez and Mike Mussina from the writers, and Harold …
The slugger who hit more home runs than anyone else in MLB history isn’t a big fan of launch angle. Launch angle has been all the rage in baseball this year, with everyone from players, executives, analysts and TV broadcasters talking about it. …
