Giants Give Up Right to Void Bonds' Deal
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SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds will have two more seasons to break Hank Aaron's career home run record with the San Francisco Giants, who decided Tuesday to drop their right to void the final year of his contract.    The Giants scheduled an announcement for Tuesday night, and a source in baseball, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the news conference was to announce the change to Bonds' deal...
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Barry Bonds appears to be moving closer to a deal to remain with the San Francisco Giants.
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The San Francisco Giants finalized a $16 million, three-year contract with catcher Bengie Molina on Wednesday to replace Mike Matheny, who might not play again because of a concussion.
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(Sports Network) - The Brewers will try to keep Barry Bonds from getting his 700th homer today, when they close out their three-game series against the San Francisco Giants.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The whole idea behind beating the Giants is to keep the guy with the big, black bat and the pocketful of MVPs from going historic on you.
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The San Francisco Giants are seriously interested in bringing back Barry Bonds, despite the notion the club might prefer to part ways with the aging slugger.
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Free agent Armando Benitez and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a three-year contract yesterday, a move that stabilizes the club's closer role that's been in flux since Robb Nen got injured two years ago.
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Barry Bonds played his last game for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, bidding farewell to fans who stuck by him through a doping scandal and cheered as he became Major League Baseball's home run king.
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The San Francisco Giants have found the closer they were looking for after agreeing to terms with Armando Benitez on a three-year, $21 million deal, sources told SportsLine.
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PHOENIX -- Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead yesterday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds will have two more seasons to break Hank Aaron's career home run record with the San Francisco Giants, who decided Tuesday to drop their right to void the final year of his contract.    Under the $90 million, five-year deal agreed to in January 2002, San Francisco could have voided the 2006 season if Bonds failed to reach 500 plate appearances next year or 1,500 combined from 2003 to 2005, including at least 400 next season...
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Controversial slugger Barry Bonds  will continue his pursuit of Major League Baseball's all-time  home run record with the San Francisco Giants after agreeing to  a one-year, $16 million deal on Thursday.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The San Francisco Giants reportedly reached terms on a three-year, $21-million US contract with free-agent closer Armando Benitez.
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Barry Bonds decided against taking a day off and was in the lineup Saturday against the Atlanta Braves. The Giants slugger often skips day games that follow night games, and he originally was scheduled to sit out Saturday.
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Barry Bonds is going to have a harder time enjoying his home runs if the Giants keep losing close games.
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Barry Bonds will chase the home run record as a San Francisco Giant after the team dropped their option to void the final year of his contract in 2006.
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Barry Bonds rested Sunday, staying out of the starting lineup in the San Francisco Giants' series finale against the San Diego Padres.