Barry Bonds, the all-time home run leader, revealed that he nearly became a member of the Yankees during his first free agency in 1993. The ultimatum from George Steinbrenner, the highest-paid player at that time, prompted Bonds to hang the phone up and leave the negotiating position. Bonds later joined the Giants and played a successful career in San Francisco, where he set the single-season record with 73 in 2001.