Winning a batting practice contest at 51
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Regardless of how you feel about Barry Bonds and the latter half of his performance-enhanced career, he is one of the greatest hitters ever in baseball. He was forced into retirement when no team would sign him, even after hitting 28 home runs with a 1.045 OPS in his last season at 42 in 2007. Almost nine years later, he would become the hitting coach for the Miami Marlins.
And, of course, the hitters on the Marlins would want to test their prowess against Bonds, having a hitting contest during batting practice. The hitters included a recent HR champion in Giancarlo Stanton and future MVP in Christian Yelich. Surprisingly or unsurprisingly, Barry would come out on top at 51 and hit the most home runs.
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Barry Bonds just beat the Marlins players on a back field HR BP contest. Including Stanton.
— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) March 16, 2016
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It was pretty impressive, [Put] another 51-year-old out there and he’d probably snap his back in half. That was probably one of the coolest things we’ve done.
Giancarlo Stanton
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Barry Bonds Reportedly Beats Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins in HR Derby at Camp
It does not sound as though it was a true home run derby, but Bonds did outslug the Marlins' franchise player.
Bleacher Report
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Barry Bonds defeats Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich in Marlins hitting contest
Bonds hit the most -- followed by Stanton and Yelich -- leaving the others in awe.
MLB
