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CTV News
18 hours ago
- CTV News
Francis the Pig statue will return
Red Deer's infamous Francis the Pig statue will be reinstalled in August. The porcine icon has been gone for nearly two years after the metal rods that hold the sculpture in place were damaged.
CNN
a day ago
- Sport
- CNN
Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the Giants' ballpark, team CEO says
Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the San Francisco Giants' home stadium where he set baseball's career home run record, the team's CEO said Thursday. Giants President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer was asked during a radio interview about a statue for Bonds, and he responded that it was 'on the radar.' But Baer didn't have any details of when that would happen. 'Barry is certainly deserving of a statue, and I would say should be next up,' Baer said during an appearance on San Francisco's 95.7 The Game. 'We don't have the exact location and the exact date and the exact timing (…) It's coming. All I can say is it's coming.' Bonds played for San Francisco the last 15 of his 22 big league seasons, hitting 586 of his 762 homers while with the Giants from 1993-2007. He set the single-season MLB record with 73 homers in 2001, and hit his record-breaking 756th homer to pass Hank Aaron in a home game off Washington's Mike Bacsik on August 7, 2007. There are currently five statues outside Oracle Park, those of Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Orlando Cepeda. The Giants retired Bonds' No. 25 jersey in 2018. Bonds, a seven-time MVP and 14-time All-Star, is not in the Hall of Fame. He failed to reach the 75% threshold required during his 10 years on the Baseball Writers Association of America's Hall of Fame ballot, mostly because of steroids allegations that dogged him during his final years with the Giants. The Contemporary Player Committee also passed on electing Bonds in 2022, though the committee could reconsider Bonds' status.
CNN
a day ago
- Sport
- CNN
Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the Giants' ballpark, team CEO says
Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the San Francisco Giants' home stadium where he set baseball's career home run record, the team's CEO said Thursday. Giants President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer was asked during a radio interview about a statue for Bonds, and he responded that it was 'on the radar.' But Baer didn't have any details of when that would happen. 'Barry is certainly deserving of a statue, and I would say should be next up,' Baer said during an appearance on San Francisco's 95.7 The Game. 'We don't have the exact location and the exact date and the exact timing (…) It's coming. All I can say is it's coming.' Bonds played for San Francisco the last 15 of his 22 big league seasons, hitting 586 of his 762 homers while with the Giants from 1993-2007. He set the single-season MLB record with 73 homers in 2001, and hit his record-breaking 756th homer to pass Hank Aaron in a home game off Washington's Mike Bacsik on August 7, 2007. There are currently five statues outside Oracle Park, those of Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Orlando Cepeda. The Giants retired Bonds' No. 25 jersey in 2018. Bonds, a seven-time MVP and 14-time All-Star, is not in the Hall of Fame. He failed to reach the 75% threshold required during his 10 years on the Baseball Writers Association of America's Hall of Fame ballot, mostly because of steroids allegations that dogged him during his final years with the Giants. The Contemporary Player Committee also passed on electing Bonds in 2022, though the committee could reconsider Bonds' status.
CNN
a day ago
- Sport
- CNN
Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the Giants' ballpark, team CEO says
Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the San Francisco Giants' home stadium where he set baseball's career home run record, the team's CEO said Thursday. Giants President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer was asked during a radio interview about a statue for Bonds, and he responded that it was 'on the radar.' But Baer didn't have any details of when that would happen. 'Barry is certainly deserving of a statue, and I would say should be next up,' Baer said during an appearance on San Francisco's 95.7 The Game. 'We don't have the exact location and the exact date and the exact timing (…) It's coming. All I can say is it's coming.' Bonds played for San Francisco the last 15 of his 22 big league seasons, hitting 586 of his 762 homers while with the Giants from 1993-2007. He set the single-season MLB record with 73 homers in 2001, and hit his record-breaking 756th homer to pass Hank Aaron in a home game off Washington's Mike Bacsik on August 7, 2007. There are currently five statues outside Oracle Park, those of Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Orlando Cepeda. The Giants retired Bonds' No. 25 jersey in 2018. Bonds, a seven-time MVP and 14-time All-Star, is not in the Hall of Fame. He failed to reach the 75% threshold required during his 10 years on the Baseball Writers Association of America's Hall of Fame ballot, mostly because of steroids allegations that dogged him during his final years with the Giants. The Contemporary Player Committee also passed on electing Bonds in 2022, though the committee could reconsider Bonds' status.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Giants To Build Statue of Barry Bonds Outside Oracle Park
Giants To Build Statue of Barry Bonds Outside Oracle Park originally appeared on Athlon Sports. To some, Barry Bonds is the greatest baseball player in the last 100 years, if not ever. To others, he's a disgrace to the game and a rightfully snubbed-from-the-Hall-of-Fame cheat. Advertisement Regardless of personal feelings, the announcement Thursday that the San Francisco Giants would build a statue of Bonds outside of Oracle Park was probably not a surprise. Larry Baer, the team's president and CEO, said the build was coming sooner rather than later. "Barry is certainly deserving of a statue, and I would say should be next up," Baer said on radio station 95.7 The Game out of San Francisco. "We don't have the exact location and the exact date and the exact timing. ... It's coming. All I can say is it's coming." San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds is introduced before the game against the Seattle Mariners at Oracle Park in April 2025Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images Bonds is Major League Baseball's all-time home run leader with 762 in his 22 seasons from 1986 to 2007. He played with the Giants for the last 15 of those years, clubbing 586 home runs while in a San Francisco uniform. Advertisement Bonds statue would be the sixth outside of the Giants home stadium. The five that currently exist belong to Hall-of-Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Orlando Cepeda. Bonds was not elected to the Hall during his 10 years of eligibility as allegations of steroids use prevailed. The Giants previously retired the long-time leftfielder's jersey, No. 25, back in 2018. Bonds won seven Most Valuable Player awards during his career, including five with the Giants. He is the franchise's all-time leader in on-base percentage and slugging and trails only Mays in bWAR and homers. Related: Major League Baseball Makes Shohei Ohtani All-Star Announcement Related: Mets Announce Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, Pete Alonso News Before Braves Game This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
