CSN Bay Area · Dec 4, 2015
Marlins officially hire Barry Bonds as hitting coach
Barry Bonds will serve as the Marlins hitting coach along with former A's infielder Frank Menechino.MIAMI -- Steroids-tainted home run king Barry Bonds is returning to baseball full time as hitting coach for the Miami Marlins.
He'll join the staff of new manager Don Mattingly, the Marlins said Friday.
Bonds, 51, whose playing career ended in 2007, has worked in recent years as a guest instructor for the San Francisco Giants in spring training. He's the career leader in home runs with 762 and a seven-time NL MVP.