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Red Sox Legend David Ortiz Says Barry Bonds Is the Best Player Ever; Should Be in HOF

If David Ortiz had a vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame, Barry Bonds would be on his ballot.

The Boston Red Sox legend told TMZ Sports that "hopefully" Bonds gets into Cooperstown because he's "the best player of all time."

On a purely statistical level, Bonds is certainly on the shortlist of the best players in Major League Baseball history. He is the sport's all-time leader in home runs (762) and walks (2,558).

Bonds won a record seven NL MVP awards and was named to the All-Star team 14 times in 22 seasons.

He was also among a large group of people linked to BALCO, a lab corporation that supplied performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes.