Barry Bonds gets a measure of redemption, 11 years after breaking Hank Aaron’s all-time home run record amidst rumors of steroid use. Before today’s game, his number 25 is officially retired by the Giants and he is met with thundering cheers, in contrast with the almost indifference which greeted his record-breaking feat. At 87, all-time great Willie Mays, who has known Bonds since he was a small child, steals the show by calling for a statue of him to be erected alongside his outside AT&T Park and for Bonds’s election to the Hall of Fame.

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On August 11, 2018 — Barry Bonds gets a measure of redemption, 11 years after breaking Hank Aaron’s all-time home run record amidst rumors of steroid use. Before today’s game, his number 25 is officially retired by the Giants and he is met with thundering cheers, in contrast with the almost indifference which greeted his record-breaking feat. At 87, all-time great Willie Mays, who has known Bonds since he was a small child, steals the show by calling for a statue of him to be erected alongside his outside AT&T Park and for Bonds’s election to the Hall of Fame.

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