Where Is Barry Bonds Now? Inside the Former Baseball Star’s Life After the 2003 Steroid Scandal That Cut His Career Short

Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants on September 21, 2008 at Pac Bell Park in San Francisco, California ; Barry Bonds attends Harold and Carole Pump Foundation 25th Anniversary Celebrity Dinner on August 15, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Credit: Jed Jacobsohn/ALLSPORT via Getty ; Michael Tullberg/Getty NEED TO KNOW Barry Bonds played for the San Francisco Giants and holds MLB records for most career home runs and most home runs in a single season In 2003, he was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs during an investigation into an international sports doping ring known as BALCO The MLB star denied ever using steroids and was only ever convicted of obstruction of justice, which was overturned in 2015 Barry Bonds was a baseball superstar for years, holding the titles for the most career home runs and the most home runs in a single season. But his record-breaking career came to a shocking end after he was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in 2003.

The former San Francisco Giants slugger came under scrutiny after being linked to BALCO, a Bay Area lab at the center of a high-profile doping case. He denied using steroids and later testified that the "cream" and "clear" substances he used were nutritional supplements, ESPN reported. In 2007, Bonds was indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying under oath.

Though a judge declared a mistrial four years later, the legendary player never signed with another team and was snubbed from Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame. Bonds has largely stayed out of the spotlight since the steroid scandal — until Netflix announced in March 2026 that he would join the streamer's on-air team for the upcoming MLB season. Here's everything to know about where Barry Bonds is now, including what he's said about his decades-old doping allegations.

Bonds was linked to a doping investigation in 2003 Barry Bonds during Game 6 of the World Series on October 26, 2002 in Anaheim, CA. Credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty In a June 2003 interview with Muscle & Fitness , the former Giants player said he used supplements prescribed by BALCO to address nutritional imbalances in his blood.