barry bonds contract

San Francisco Giants sign free agent Barry Bonds

On December 8, 1992, the San Francisco Giants sign free agent Barry Bonds to a record-setting contract. Bonds, coming off a .311 season with 34 home runs and 39 stolen bases, signs a six-year deal worth nearly $44 million. The contract makes Bonds the highest paid player in baseball.

Bonds will win the MVP in 1993 and go on to set the all time record in homeruns.

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