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Homer king Bonds remains unsigned

Barry Bonds
Bonds is an unpopular figure outside of San Francisco

Barry Bonds, Major League Baseball's controversial home runs record holder, is without a team less than two weeks before the start of the new season.

Bonds, 43, was indicted in November on four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice.

The charges stem from 2003 grand jury testimony in which he denied knowingly using illegal performance-enhancing drugs. He pleaded not guilty.

Bonds passed the previous homer mark of Hank Aaron last year and now has 762.

He made $19.3m in 2007 with the San Francisco, but the Giants decided to let him go after 15 seasons.

see also
Barry Bonds pleads 'not guilty'
07 Dec 07 |  Americas
Bonds to part company with Giants
21 Sep 07 |  Baseball
Bonds sets new US home run record
08 Aug 07 |  Baseball
Baseball - the basics
24 Mar 04 |  US Sport
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