Barry Bonds is well-known as one of the greatest baseball players ever. On the other hand, his track record as a terrible teammate is also widely acknowledged. Although his outstanding performances in the ballparks would mask his lack of social skills, his teammate once revealed some questionable things the superstar did.

Furthermore, in the interview, Bonds’ teammate reiterated his slack in doing media duties, among other things. 

Barry Bonds’ former teammate Jeff Kent slammed the legendary outfielder

In 2001, Barry Bonds was on the cusp of one of his greatest seasons. But his relationship with his Giants teammates was at its worst. Giants star Jeff Kent had harsh words about his legendary teammate, who was playing great baseball. Kent said that Bonds did many questionable things that put the others in difficult positions. However, he also said that he’d learned to live with it. 

According to a Sports Illustrated article from the Vaults, Kent said, “Thats Barry. He doesn’t answer questions. He palms everybody off on us, so we have to do his talking for him. But you get used to it. Barry does a lot of questionable things. But you get used to it. Jeff further emphasized the impact of this questionable behavior on both young and veteran players.

“Sometimes it rubs the younger guys the wrong way, and sometimes it rubs the veterans the wrong way. You just hope he shows up for the game and performs. He further elaborated on how much it took for him to get used to this behavior.

“I’ve learned not to worry about it or think about it or analyze it. I was raised to be a team guy, and I am, but Barry’s Barry. It took me two years to learn to live with it, but I learned.”

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This was a sentiment that many of his teammates echoed over the years. It would be hard-pressed to find a baseball player that would defend Bonds’ character. Furthermore, he was not just rude, but the home-run king once took down a room of reporters with threats. 

Bonds wanted to play baseball and go home

Barry Bonds was never worried about fitting other people’s ideals. He only wanted to play baseball and go home. During an interview on the R2C2 podcast, Bonds said that he always preferred staying to himself. He didn’t try to avoid things; he didn’t like chaos.

As a result, this attitude of his caused a lot of misunderstandings with teammates over the years, leading to many people developing a dislike for him. 

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No matter how much Barry Bonds achieved during his career, his track record as a terrible teammate will never be forgotten. What do you think about what Jeff Kent said about the home run king?