Bonds' career is over, agent says

Home run king hasn't played since indictment after '07 season.


Barry Bonds hasn't officially retired, but his baseball career is over, his agent told the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday at the Winter Meetings in Indianapolis.

"It's two years since he played his last game, and if there was any chance he'd be back in a Major League uniform, it would have happened by now," his agent, Jeff Borris, told the Chronicle. "When 2008 came around, I couldn't get him a job. When 2009 came around, I couldn't get him a job. Now, 2010 ... I'd say it's nearly impossible. It's an unfortunate ending to a storied career."

The 45-year-old hasn't played in the Majors since 2007 when he hit .276 with 28 home runs and 66 RBIs for the Giants while leading the National League with a .480 on-base percentage.

But he hasn't been able to find a team since he was indicted on perjury and obstruction of justice charges after the 2007 season. The indictment alleged that he lied under oath about the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Bonds, though, remains baseball's all-time home run king with 762 career homers, and he set the single-season home run record with 73 home runs in 2001. His 2,558 walks and 688 intentional walks are also the most in baseball history.

The left fielder's career would end with a .298 batting average, .444 on-base percentage and a .607 slugging percentage with 2,935 hits, 1,996 RBIs, 2,227 runs and 514 stolen bases in 2,986 games spread over 22 Major League seasons.

The 14-time All-Star also won a record seven Most Valuable Player Awards, eight Gold Gloves and 12 Silver Sluggers.