According to CBS Sports, the Marlins’ brass has had internal discussions about trying to lure baseball’s all-time home run leader to their coaching staff.
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Since retiring after the 2007 season, Bonds has worked as a special spring training instructor for the Giants. Whether he’s willing to be a full-time coach remains to be seen. While his Hall of Fame-caliber career is marred by rumors he used performance-enhancing drugs, Bonds has always been regarded as one of the game’s best hitters — and not just in the power department.
Bonds holds the MLB records for most home runs in a season with 73 in 2001 and career homers with 762, but the seven-time National League MVP also won a pair of batting titles and had a .298 career average. He was also one of baseball’s pickiest hitters, retiring as MLB’s all-time leader in walks with 2,558 free passes.
If he joins the Marlins, he’ll join a staff that already has Frank Menechino in place as the team’s hitting coach since 2013. New Marlins manager Don Mattingly would reportedly be willing to keep both on board.
