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Barry Bonds
Posted: Apr 14, 2023
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Barry Bonds won 7 MVPs in the MLB. His last one came in 2004 at 40 for the San Francisco Giants when he hit .362 with 45 home runs. He led baseball that season with a 1.422 OPS; no one in history ever had a higher one.

References

  • Bonds Wins MVP in a Walk

    At 40, he led the NL in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging and walks, of which he drew an astounding 232, 120 of them intentional.

  • Bonds wins record seventh MVP award

    Bonds' season was unparalleled statistically. He hit .362 to win his second NL batting title in three seasons and shattered the major league record with a .609 on-base percentage, topping the previous mark of .582 he set two years ago.