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Result: Delisted. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 17:12, 13 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Most of this article is good, but there are a few sections that need citations near the end. In particular, the "Records held" section has been tagged since March 2017. Steelkamp (talk) 09:17, 6 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Semi-protected edit request on 2 November 2023

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Change: Bonds was never well-liked by reporters or fans while in Pittsburgh, despite winning two MVP awards To: Bonds was never well-liked by reporters or fans while in Pittsburgh, despite winning two MVP awards, because of his consistently negative interactions with them. Reporters and fans alike have complained about his negative attitude towards them, often denying autographs or ignoring them. Jakeschock (talk) 00:18, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ayakanaa ( t · c ) 03:31, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Outdated information in records section

Under the "records shared" heading, the article incorrectly states that Bonds shares the record for home runs in a single postseason with 8. That record was broken by Randy Arozarena in 2020. 68.144.225.97 (talk) 06:33, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 10 June 2024

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Under the section "==Early life==", the opening sentence reads "Bonds was born in Riverside, California, to Patricia (née Howard) and former major leaguer Bobby Bonds, and grew up in San Carlos and attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, where he excelled in baseball, basketball, and football." Can you please add "Barry Lamar" to open the sentence? It should read "Barry Lamar Bonds was born in Riverside, California, to Patricia (née Howard) and former major leaguer Bobby Bonds, and grew up in San Carlos and attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, where he excelled in baseball, basketball, and football." 2603:8000:8500:38F2:C5C1:BEEE:B0C9:A94 (talk) 21:58, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: See MOS:SURNAME, After the initial mention, a person should generally be referred to by surname only '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 04:26, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 29 October 2024

Need to add Shohei Othani to this list on the Barry Bonds page! Also change the number to 6 players, not 5.

“He is also one of only five baseball players all-time to be in the 40–40 club (1996), which means he hit 40 home runs (42) and stole 40 bases (40) in the same season; the other members are José Canseco, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, and Ronald Acuña Jr.[237]

}} 24.4.193.194 (talk) 15:23, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 27 March 2025

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Under the section "Post-playing career", please add "Since Bonds' last season in 2007, the Giants have started a different left fielder on every Opening Day, tying the Major League record for the longest streak by any team at any position since at least 1900.^[1]^[2]^[3]".

Please add this after the sentence that reads "On December 9, however, Borris told the San Francisco Chronicle that Bonds had played his last major league game." and before the sentence that reads "Bonds announced on April 11, 2010, that he was proud of McGwire for admitting his use of steroids." 136.44.1.1 (talk) 16:46, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://www.mlb.com/news/giants-consecutive-seasons-with-different-left-fielder

[2] ttps://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/history/san-francisco-giants-revolving-door-in-left-field-ties-longstanding-mlb-record-19-year-streak-barry-bonds-to-michael-conforto-heliot-ramos-opening-day-01jq5sbvcecs

[3] ttps://www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/27/sf-giants-mlb-opening-day-barry-bonds-left-field-orioles/

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