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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