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Agent: Bonds Won't Join Independent Team
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Published: June 26, 2008
NEW YORK - Barry Bonds has no desire to play for an independent minor-league team in an effort to spur interest among major-league clubs.
The indicted career home run leader remains unsigned, even though he batted .276 last season with 28 homers, 66 RBIs and a major league-leading 132 walks.
Just last week, outfielder Jay Gibbons agreed Monday to a contract with the minor-league Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League. Gibbons failed to receive a major-league offer after Baltimore released him near the end of spring training.
The players' association expressed concern to the commissioner's office last month about the lack of offers to Bonds and asked for additional information about the offseason's free-agent market. The union, which hasn't filed a collusion grievance, is still investigating, general counsel Michael Weiner said this week.
The Associated Press
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