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Barry Bonds, born on July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California, United States, is a baseball player and athlete. As of 2026, Barry Bonds is 62 years old. Schooling on record includes Junípero Serra High School and Arizona State University. Awards on record include Player of the Year (2001), Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Major League Baseball All-Star Game and 4 more. The listed height is 188 cm.
My Take
Barry Bonds forces me to hold two thoughts at once, and I think that tension is exactly why he matters. On pure talent — the swing, the eye, the fear he put into pitchers — I have never seen anything like his peak, when teams simply refused to pitch to him at all. Twenty-two seasons across Pittsburgh and San Francisco produced numbers that still feel unreal. The controversy is part of his story and I will not pretend otherwise, but reducing him to it misses a hitter who was already an all-time great before any of it. For me, he remains baseball's most compelling and complicated figure.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Barry Bonds
- Name (Japanese)
- バリー・ボンズ
- Reading
- ばりー・ぼんず
- Born
- July 24, 1964 (age 62)
- Origin
- Riverside, California, United States
- Height
- 188 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player / athlete
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- Junípero Serra High School
- University
- Arizona State University
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Player of the Year
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Silver Slugger Award
- 1996 Home Run Derby
- 2001 Associated Press Athlete of the Year
- 2004 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
- 2003 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.barrybonds.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/blbonds25/
- Xhttps://x.com/BarryBonds
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry%20Bonds
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314712
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Barry Bonds born?
Born July 24, 1964 (age 62).
Where is Barry Bonds from?
Barry Bonds is from Riverside, California, United States.
What does Barry Bonds do?
Barry Bonds works as baseball player, athlete.
How tall is Barry Bonds?
Barry Bonds is 188 cm.
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