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- Barry Bonds has been
- the best all-around player
- in the National League in
- the 1990ΓÇÖs. Since 1990,
- Barry has won three Most
- Valuable Player awards, five Gold Glove
- awards (for fielding excellence), and led his
- team to three divisional pennants.
-
- When he was young, Barry seemed destined
- to be a San Francisco Giant. His father,
- Bobby, played for the Giants until Barry was
- 10 years old. Barry grew up in and around
- Candlestick Park, the Giants' home field.
- While the team warmed up for games, Barry
- got to practice in the outfield. Out there, he
- received plenty of pointers from his father
- and from his godfather, Hall of Famer
- and former Giant Willie Mays.
-