The Miami Marlins might swing for the fences with their next hiring.
Barry Bonds is under consideration to become a Marlins hitting coach, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman. Team higher-ups reportedly have been discussing the possibility quietly for weeks.
Frank Menechino, who spent the last two seasons as Miami’s hitting coach, is expected back, but the Fish reportedly would employ two hitting coaches to accommodate Bonds.
Bonds, who last played for the San Francisco Giants in 2007, is Major League Baseball’s all-time home run king with 762 career bombs. His legacy forever will be tainted by his link to performance-enhancing drugs, though, and his return to baseball as a full-time coach certainly would be huge news.