Barry Bonds Says Hitting a 100 Mph Pitch is Still 'Easy'

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Sean Treppedi | Last updated Mar 6, 2025 6:16 PM ET

Barry Bonds is baseball's all-time most decorated hitter, but after 18 years since retiring from MLB, his confidence hasn't gone anywhere.

The last time Bonds hit a home run at the professional level was September 2007.

Appearing on the "All The Smoke" podcast this week, Bonds, 60, said he could not only still hit a 100 mile-per-hour fastball, but that it would be "easy."

"Hundred? That's easy," Bonds said. "I don't care how hard you throw a baseball. There ain't no way you can throw a baseball 60 feet, six inches that I can't just do like this."

Bonds did however note that hitting a home run at his current age would be more of a challenge.

"Now, if you're asking me to do something spectacular, that would take time for my body to get used to at 60," Bonds said. "But to go up there and hit it? I don't care how hard you throw it. Long as I can see it, I can hit it."

Bonds shared that his godfather, the late MLB legend Willie Mays, was still capable of hitting similar pitches well into his 60s while practicing with Bonds' father, former power hitter Bobby Bonds Sr.

Barry Bonds ain’t ducking any smoke

The MLB’s Home Run King says he’s still ready for the 100 MPH heat

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Bonds owns 102 more home runs than Mays, sitting as the all-time leader in the game's history with a total of 762. He also owns the single-season record of 73 that he set in 2001.

Over his 22-season career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants, Bonds smashed 762 home runs, setting the all-time MLB record between 1986 and 2007.

Bonds remains out of the Baseball Hall of Fame because of his controversial use of performance enhancing drugs.

Since 2017, he has held the role of Special Advisor to the Giants' CEO.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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