The San Francisco Giants squandered a chance to achieve floor within the NL West Saturday, because the Los Angeles Dodgers ended a seven-game skid with a 2-1 victory. The Giants fell to 3rd place within the division after the loss, as San Francisco now trails LA by 5 video games.
However whatever the final result, Saturday was a big day at Oracle Park. The Giants hosted a Barry Bonds bobblehead giveaway and the all-time house run chief was in attendance, even throwing out the primary pitch earlier than the sport.
Bonds acquired a heat welcome from the San Francisco crowd and confirmed his appreciation with a message posted on Instagram. “Thanks @sfgiants for having me for Bobblehead Day – what an unbelievable honor! It means a lot to be celebrated right here at house. I’m past grateful for the love from the followers and everybody who confirmed up at the moment. What a day to recollect!” Bonds wrote.
Giants followers present up for Barry Bonds bobblehead sport
Though he retired 18 years in the past, Bonds nonetheless looms giant over the MLB panorama. He stays the benchmark used to measure baseball greatness. Aaron Decide, Juan Soto and James Wooden have all acquired Bonds comps this season. And it normally means you’re doing (or anticipated to do) one thing unbelievable on the plate.
Droves of followers confirmed as much as Oracle Saturday, hoping to be one of many first 20,000 attendees to obtain a bobblehead. Traces stretched throughout the ballpark nicely earlier than the sport started, per Anthony Garcia on X.
Bonds spent 15 of his 22 main league seasons with the Giants. And he credit Corridor of Famer and San Francisco nice Willie Mays for mentoring him when he joined the staff in 1993.
In an effort to maintain that custom alive, Bonds met with Rafael Devers when he first arrived within the Bay Space. The Giants landed the All-Star slugger in a commerce with the Boston Purple Sox in June
Whereas Bonds has been snubbed by the Corridor of Fame, he’s a part of the Giants’ Wall of Fame and San Francisco retired his quantity. He’s additionally within the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Corridor of Fame. He started his profession with the Pirates in 1986 and spent seven seasons in Pittsburgh.
Bonds is the all-time profession chief in bWAR (162.8), house runs (762) and walks (2,558). He additionally holds the single-season file for house runs (73) and on-base share (.609).
Bonds received seven MVP Awards in his unbelievable profession. He acquired the award 5 instances as a member of the Giants, together with 4 straight MVPs from 2001-2004. Nobody else in baseball historical past has received the award greater than 3 times. Though that would change this season as Shohei Ohtani makes a run for his fourth-career MVP.