Barry Bonds reveals he nearly signed with Yankees before playing for Giants

Barry Bonds mostly is renowned for his illustrious career with the Giants.But some people might forget that the seven-time NL MVP played the first seven seasons of his MLB career with the Pittsburgh Pirates.Then, in 1992, Bonds signed a record-breaking six-year, $43.75 million contract with San Francisco as a free agent coming off two MVP seasons with the Pirates.Before becoming the highest-paid player at that time, however, Bonds revealed he nearly signed with the New York Yankees before making the official decision of going back home to the Bay Area.“George [Steinbrenner] isn’t here anymore, so I could tell the truth, right?” Bonds said after joining the Netflix broadcast of the Giants vs. Yankees game on Wednesday at Oracle Park.“Well, I would’ve been [with] the Yankees, but Steinbrenner got on the phone, and he called us. He told me, ‘Barry, we’re going to give you the money [as] the highest-paid player at that time, but you have to sign the contract by two o’clock this afternoon. I said, ‘Excuse me,’ and I just hung the phone up.” Barry Bonds tells the story of how he...