TEMPE, Ariz. – One of the most accomplished players in Sun Devil Baseball history, Barry Bonds has been selected for induction as a member of the 2026 College Baseball Hall of Fame class, the College Baseball Foundation announced.
Bonds, who starred in the outfield for Arizona State from 1983-85, becomes the 15th member of the Sun Devil Baseball program selected for the College Baseball Hall of Fame. That total, which includes 13 former players and legendary head coaches Bobby Winkles and Jim Brock, is the second most of any college baseball program.
The 2026 class will be formally inducted at the Night of Champions on Feb. 11, 2027, in Overland Park, Kansas, home of the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Few players have arrived in Tempe and made an impact as quickly as Bonds. One of the rare freshmen to earn a starting role for the Sun Devils, he hit .300 in his debut season and led ASU with 11 home runs, 54 RBI and a .568 slugging percentage. His 11 home runs established a Sun Devil freshman record that stood for 35 years. Bonds was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1983 NCAA West II Regional after going 6-for-11, highlighted by a towering home run over the center-field wall at Packard Stadium against BYU. He then helped lead Arizona State to the College World Series, hitting two home runs in Omaha and earning a place on the All-College World Series Team.
Bonds elevated his game again as a sophomore in 1984. He batted .360 with 20 doubles, 11 home runs, 55 RBI and 30 stolen bases while producing six game-winning hits. He returned to Omaha with the Sun Devils and tied an NCAA College World Series record with hits in seven consecutive at-bats, earning ESPN Amateur Athlete of the Week recognition and a second straight selection to the All-College World Series Team. ASU reached the College World Series in each of Bonds' first two seasons.
As a junior in 1985, Bonds hit .368 with 23 home runs and 66 RBI. He received All-America honors from "The Sporting News" and earned his second consecutive All-Pac-10 selection. His 23 home runs remain one of the highest single-season totals in program history.
Across three seasons in Maroon and Gold, Bonds hit .347 with 247 hits, 45 home runs, 175 RBI, 438 total bases and a .616 slugging percentage. He remains among ASU's career leaders in home runs, hits, total bases and slugging percentage. Bonds was later named to the All-Time College World Series Team in 1996 and recognized as a College World Series Rosenblatt Legend in 2010. His No. 24 is retired by Arizona State and displayed on the outfield wall at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, and he is a member of the Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Bonds with the sixth overall pick in the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft. He went on to play 22 MLB seasons with Pittsburgh and the San Francisco Giants, compiling a .298 career batting average, 2,935 hits, 2,227 runs, 1,996 RBI, 601 doubles, 514 stolen bases and 762 home runs.
Bonds' professional résumé includes a record seven National League Most Valuable Player awards, including four consecutive honors from 2001-04, 14 All-Star selections, 12 Silver Slugger awards, eight Gold Glove awards, three Hank Aaron Awards, two National League batting titles and the 1996 Home Run Derby title. He twice led the National League in home runs, led the league in RBI in 1993 and received the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award in 2002.
Bonds remains Major League Baseball's career leader in home runs (762), walks (2,558) and intentional walks (688), and he set the single-season records for home runs (73 in 2001), walks (232 in 2004), intentional walks (120 in 2004) and on-base percentage (.609 in 2004).
He is the only player in MLB history with at least 500 home runs and 500 stolen bases, was the first to reach both 400 home runs and 400 stolen bases and became a member of the 40-home run/40-stolen base club in 1996.
The College Baseball Hall of Fame's 2026 class includes 21 players, coaches, umpires and contributors. More than 200 voters representing college baseball media, coaches, former players, Hall of Fame inductees, historians and members of the Society for American Baseball Research collegiate baseball committee participate in the annual selection process.
About the College Baseball Hall of Fame
The College Baseball Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class in 2006 and honors individuals whose achievements have helped shape the history of college baseball. The Hall of Fame is developing a permanent home in Overland Park, Kansas.