There’s little argument Barry Bonds is one of the greatest talents to ever play Major League Baseball.
But, because he was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, the career home run leader was recently excluded from the Hall of Fame for a 10th consecutive time.
In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson looks at Bonds’ career and how an unlikely supporter is pushing for his induction.
Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.