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Barry Bonds among star athletes evacuated from “crazy” Wine Country fire scene

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A who’s who of star athletes — Olympians, Hall of Famers — fled the Wine Country fires early Monday morning after attending Ronnie Lott’s celebrity fundraiser at Mayacama Golf Course in Santa Rosa.

Former Giants slugger Barry Bonds wound up shuttling guests who did not have rides away from Mayacama when the villas at the course were evacuated. Royals pitching great Bret Saberhagen left his golf clubs in the parking lot in order to fit Olympic speed skater Dan Jansen and his wife into his rental car. And onetime Dodgers closer Eric Gagne raised the alarm at a second hotel that celebrities were sent to, helping pound on doors to make sure all occupants were out.