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Bonds uncertain if he will play this season

Posted on: Friday, 15 July 2005, 09:52 CDT

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Injured San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds says he is still uncertain whether he will play this season.

"I don't know right now when I'm going to be back," Bonds told MLB.com in a telephone interview. "And right now I don't know if I'm going to be back at all this year."

The 40-year-old Bonds, who underwent three operations on his right knee, has been working with physical therapist Clive Brewster in the Los Angeles area since June 24.

Bonds said at the beginning of the season he hoped to play this year, but the Giants say he has not begun any baseball work as part of his rehabilitation and did not join the team when it began a four-game series with the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Giants general manager Brian Sabean said earlier in the week he was encouraged by reports on Bonds' rehabilitation.

"The range of motion is significantly better," Sabean told reporters. "There is swelling (but) they're very encouraged at where he's at."

Sabean said Bonds's work has been limited to low-impact exercises. "Until they're absolutely sure of the strength, and more so the range of motion and what he can handle, we'll stay on that path," he said.

Bonds, who holds Major League Baseball's single-season home run record of 73, is third on the all-time career list with 703 home runs. That puts him 11 behind second-placed Babe Ruth and 52 behind all-time leader Hank Aaron (755).

He is under contract to play for the Giants through the 2006 season and has said he would consider returning in 2007 if he was within reach of Aaron's record.

Source: REUTERS

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