When Barry Bonds reported to Jupiter for his first day as hitting coach of the Miami Marlins, all anyone could talk about was his thinner frame. Really, he didn’t look like the enhanced home-run hitting monster we remember from his heyday:
Look how skinny Barry Bonds is! Lol.. pic.twitter.com/JkkRAVuv3H
— AngryYankee1 (@AngryYankee1) February 21, 2016
But despite slimming down quite a bit, Barry’s pop apparently hasn’t faded at all. Sirius XM’s Craig Mish saw the home run king defeat Giancarlo Stanton and other Marlins in home run derby Wednesday afternoon:
Barry Bonds just beat the Marlins players on a back field HR BP contest. Including Stanton.
— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) March 16, 2016
Unfortunately, there won’t be video:
There won't be video. I caught the end. Fumbled on the way to periscope. Fail.
— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) March 16, 2016
So we’ll have to substitute in footage of Barry going deep at youth camp last summer:
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