Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the Giants’ ballpark, team CEO says

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Barry Bonds is set to receive a statue outside the San Francisco Giants' Oracle Park, as confirmed by the team's President and CEO, Larry Baer, during a radio interview. Baer expressed that a statue for Bonds is 'on the radar' and emphasized that the former player is 'certainly deserving' of this honor. Although Baer did not provide specific details regarding the statue's location or the timing of its unveiling, he assured fans that it is forthcoming. Bonds is a significant figure in Giants history, having spent the last 15 years of his 22-year Major League Baseball career with the team. During this time, he hit 586 of his 762 career home runs and famously broke the single-season home run record with 73 homers in 2001, as well as surpassing Hank Aaron's career record with his 756th home run in 2007.

Currently, Oracle Park features five statues of Hall of Fame players, including legends like Willie Mays and Willie McCovey. In addition to being celebrated with a statue, Bonds' contributions to the team were recognized when the Giants retired his jersey number 25 in 2018. Despite his remarkable achievements, Bonds has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame, as he has faced significant scrutiny due to allegations of steroid use during his career. He failed to secure the necessary 75% of votes needed for induction in his ten years on the Baseball Writers Association of America’s Hall of Fame ballot. Moreover, the Contemporary Player Committee opted not to elect him in 2022, although they may revisit his candidacy in the future. Bonds’ legacy remains complex, intertwined with both his incredible on-field performances and the controversies surrounding his career.

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Source URL: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/27/sport/barry-bonds-giants-ballpark-statue-spt

Barry Bondswill be getting a statue outside the San Francisco Giants’ home stadium where he set baseball’s career home run record, the team’s CEO said Thursday.

Giants President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer was asked during a radio interview about a statue for Bonds, and he responded that it was “on the radar.” But Baer didn’t have any details of when that would happen.

“Barry is certainly deserving of a statue, and I would say should be next up,” Baer said during an appearance on San Francisco’s 95.7 The Game.

“We don’t have the exact location and the exact date and the exact timing (…) It’s coming. All I can say is it’s coming.”

Bonds played for San Franciscothe last 15 of his 22 big league seasons, hitting 586 of his 762 homers while with the Giants from 1993-2007. He set the single-season MLB record with 73 homers in 2001, and hit hisrecord-breaking 756th homerto pass Hank Aaron in a home game off Washington’s Mike Bacsik on August 7, 2007.

There are currently five statues outside Oracle Park, those of Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Orlando Cepeda. The Giants retired Bonds’ No. 25 jersey in 2018.

Bonds, a seven-time MVP and 14-time All-Star, isnot in the Hall of Fame. He failed to reach the 75% threshold required during his 10 years on the Baseball Writers Association of America’s Hall of Fame ballot, mostly because of steroids allegations that dogged him during his final years with the Giants. The Contemporary Player Committee also passed on electing Bonds in 2022, though the committee could reconsider Bonds’ status.

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