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Barry Bonds is expected to miss much of spring training following arthroscopic surgery Monday on his right knee, but the San Francisco Giants slugger should recover in plenty of time to resume his chase of Hank Aaron’s home run record in April.
The seven-time NL MVP had a “minor arthritis cleanup” and also had a small meniscus tear repaired. Giants trainer Stan Conte expects Bonds to return for at least the final two weeks of spring training, and the 40-year-old should be back to full strength by Opening Day.
“He recovers well,” Conte said. “You never know when age is going to be an issue, but this surgery was not extensive.”
– Right-hander Jeff Nelson, 38, agreed to a minor-league deal with Seattle.
