How many times was Barry Bonds walked?
Barry Bonds was born in Riverside, California to Patricia and former major leaguer Bobby Bonds, and grew up in San Carlos, where Barry excelled in baseball, basketball, and football. Barry Bonds spent his freshman year on the junior varsity team and the rest of his high school career on the varsity team. His senior year,…
Barry Bonds was born in Riverside, California to Patricia and former major leaguer Bobby Bonds, and grew up in San Carlos, where Barry excelled in baseball, basketball, and football. Barry Bonds spent his freshman year on the junior varsity team and the rest of his high school career on the varsity team. His senior year, Barry had a.467 batting average and was named a prep All-American.
Bonds was drafted by the Giants in the second round of the 1982 MLB draft as a high school senior, but the Giants and Bonds couldn’t agree on contract terms when Tom Haller’s maximum offer was $70,000 ($196,555 today) and Bonds’s minimum to go pro was $75,000, so Bonds chose to attend college instead. Bonds attended Arizona State University, where Barry Bonds hit.347 with 45 home runs and 175 RBI (RBI). In 1984, Barry Bonds batted.360 and stole 30 bases. Barry Bonds hit 23 home runs with 66 RBIs and a.368 batting average in 1985. That year, Barry Bonds was named a Sporting News All-American. As a sophomore, Barry Bonds tied the NCAA record with seven consecutive hits in the College World Series, and Barry Bonds was named to the All-Time College World Series Team in 1996.
How many times was Barry Bonds walked?
With 688 career intentional walks, Barry Bonds is the all-time leader in intentional bases on balls. Bonds is the only player who has been intentionally walked over 400 times.
