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Barry Bonds Almost Joined Yankees Before Giants Glory

3/26/2026

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Barry Bonds, the Major League Baseball (MLB) star, revealed in a Netflix broadcast that he nearly joined the New York Yankees in 1993 after meeting George Steinbrenner.
Bonds hung up and stayed with the San Francisco Giants.
He later set Giants records, including the 73-home run single-season record in 2001.
Yankees won four World Series titles from 1996 to 2000, while Bonds reached the World Series once, losing in 2002.

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Story summary

Barry Bonds, the Major League Baseball (MLB) star, revealed in a Netflix broadcast that he nearly joined the New York Yankees in 1993 after meeting George Steinbrenner.
Bonds hung up and stayed with the San Francisco Giants.
He later set Giants records, including the 73-home run single-season record in 2001.
Yankees won four World Series titles from 1996 to 2000, while Bonds reached the World Series once, losing in 2002.