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Barry Bonds

Chronology



1964 Born July 24 in Riverside, California
1978 Enters Serra Juniperro High School where he plays baseball, basketball, and football
1982 Turns down $75,000 offer from San Francisco Giants and opts to play baseball for Arizona State University
1985 Chosen to Sporting News college All-Star team
1985 Drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates and plays in minor leagues
1986 Called up to major leagues
1988 Marries first wife
1990 Son Nikolai is born
1990 Wins first league Most Valuable Player (MVP) award and first of eight Gold Glove awards
1991 Daughter Shikari is born
1992 Wins second MVP award
1992 Becomes a free agent and signs with San Francisco Giants, commanding a salary making him the highest-paid baseball player in history
1993 Wins third MVP award
1994 Divorces wife
1996 Surpasses 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases
1998 Marries Elizabeth Watson
2000 Daughter Aisha is born
2001 Hits 73 home runs in the season, breaking Mark McGwire's record, and hits 500th career home run
2001 Awarded unprecedented fourth MVP award
2002 Hits 600th home run and leads Giants to the World Series
2002 Fifth MVP award

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