Former MLB star David Justice provided his take on Barry Bonds' Hall of Fame status and detailed the pressures on the 1995 Braves.
Barry Bonds is one of the most polarizing athletes in the history of sports, but it comes against the backdrop of steroid use and his knowledge of taking performance-enhancing drugs on multiple occasions. The debate over the legitimacy of Bonds' record-breaking career — he owns the MLB record for total home runs and home runs in a single season — has resulted in him being devoid of a plaque in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Justice spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Braves , primarily as an outfielder. His most productive season came in 1993, when he totaled 40 home runs and 120 RBIs. He spent the next three-plus seasons in Cleveland before being traded to the New York Yankees during the 2000 season. He finished his career with the Oakland Athletics in 2002. A two-time Silver Slugger Award winner and the 1990 National League Rookie of the Year, Justice was part of two World Series teams .
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