MLB Gets Slammed By Fans After Posting Tribute To Barry Bonds In Black History Month

MLB Gets Slammed By Fans After Posting Tribute To Barry Bonds In Black History Month

Perhaps the most divisive player in MLB is Barry Bonds. Bonds, who is perhaps the most gifted player to have played in the major leagues, gained notoriety for his numerous off-field scandals in addition to his on-field prowess.

Although the incredibly gifted Bonds was one of the most dangerous batters in MLB history, his reputation has been damaged by his association with the usage of performance-enhancing substances.

He hasn’t been inducted into the Hall of Fame because of his involvement in the steroid controversy and his antagonistic behavior with the media and reporters who covered him during his career.

While some feel that this is the wrong decision by the Hall of Fame voters, there remains a stigma around Barry Bonds and the steroid allegations that have followed him well after his playing days.

MLB is honoring some of the most prominent Black players in the game over the month of February in honor of Black History Month. Bonds was their choice on Sunday.

But the enormous, enormous elephant in the room went unnoticed.

The achievements of Bond speak for themselves. In pursuit of his record 762 home runs, he was awarded seven MVPs. His single-season marks from 2001 (73 home runs) and 2004 (232 walks, 120 intentional passes, and.609 on-base percentage) still stand.

Although it is often believed that Bonds took performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), the 59-year-old maintains that, aside from the BALCO cream, he never did. Throughout his ten years of eligibility, Bonds was not elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame due to allegations of using steroids and alleged personal problems.

Barry Bonds may never be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but that hasn’t stopped the MLB from using his social media profiles to promote his career. As part of its Black History Month articles, the MLB chose to spotlight Barry Bonds’ amazing offensive history. This decision did not go unnoticed, as MLB faced criticism.

When were black people allowed to play MLB?

Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League came to an agreement in 1945 that would see Robinson promoted to the major leagues in 1947, so ending baseball’s Jim Crow laws.

Who was one of the first black MLB?

Jackie Robinson is often cited by Americans as the first African American player in the history of Major League Baseball. On Opening Day, April 15, 1947, Robinson entered the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke the color barrier.

Who was the black player before Jackie Robinson?

Moses Fleetwood Walker broke the color barrier in baseball before Jackie Robinson.

 

 

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