Former baseball player Barry Bonds smiles before a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Jeff Chiu/Associated Press

Barry Bonds Named Miami Marlins Hitting Coach

Matt Fitzgerald

Nov 30, 2015

All-time MLB home run champion Barry Bonds has accepted an offer to be the Miami Marlins' hitting coach, per Jon Morosi of Fox Sports.

Bob Nightengale of USA Today first reported the offer a day after Jon Heyman of CBS Sports revealed Bonds was "under serious consideration" by the club.

Morosi also indicated incumbent hitting coach Frank Menechino will return in 2016.

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The Marlins could use some tutelage at the plate after ranking 29th in runs scored this past season. Few are better to learn from than Bonds, who swatted a record 762 home runs during his prolific playing career. Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer makes a compelling case for Bonds, despite his obvious shortcomings:

Bonds worked as an instructor for his former team, the San Francisco Giants, during the spring of 2014. He also trained New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez during the 2014-15 offseason. A-Rod was suspended from baseball in 2014 but came back to hit 33 home runs in 2015.