Barry Bonds' record breaking 756th home run ball is shown with the ticket purchased by fan Matt Murphy, who caught the ball, at a news conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007. Bonds...

Bonds says he'll boycott Hall if record-setting ball has asterisk

Former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds has heard enough of branding his record-breaking home run ball.

Designer to brand asterisk on ball; Hall of Fame to accept it

The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame, its owner said Wednesday.

Ecko sets up Web site, allowing public to vote on fate of 756 ball

The fate of Barry Bonds' record-breaking home-run ball is now in the public's hands after its buyer announced Monday he was taking votes on whether to give the ball to the Hall of Fame, brand it with an asterisk or blast it into space.

Bonds' No. 756 ball generates more than initial estimates

Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th home run ball was auctioned Saturday for $752,467, well more than the estimates by memorabilia experts.

Bonds' 756th homer ball: Going, going . . . sold?

Bidding for Barry Bond's 756th home run ball has failed so far to fetch much interest among collectors, with the high bid well below expectations.

Bonds' No. 756 ball estimated to garner $500,000

Electronic bidding began Tuesday for Barry Bonds' 755th and 756th home-run balls, with the price for the record-breaker starting at $100,000.

Fan wants to keep Bonds' No. 756 but doesn't 'have the bank account'

No. 756 is going to auction.

Diamond Daily

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Bonds' 756 HR Ball

Bonds' 756th home run ball on the market? Matt Murphy, the Mets fan who caught the historic ball, might have to pay $210K in taxes, so...

Audio PodCast | August 10, 2007

California company to put Bonds' record-tying ball on auction block

Adam Hughes, who has Barry Bonds' record-tying 755th home run ball, said Friday that he was going to sell it through SCP Auctions in Mission Viejo, Calif.

Balls And Strikes

...are closing in. What's the value of No. 756? Apparently some tax experts have determined Matt Murphy, the man who caught Bonds' historic home run, will have to pay over $200,000 in...

Audio PodCast | August 10, 2007

Buster Olney, 2

Buster continues to react to No. 756. We don't think Matt Murphy the kid who caught the historic ball, will trade it in for an autograph. And Bonds...

Audio PodCast | August 08, 2007

Aaron passes the torch to Bonds

What makes baseball so special, so wonderful, is that even when a beloved record is broken, today is always connected to what happened yesterday.

Buster Olney, MLB

Matt Murphy, 22, a Mets' fan from New York, caught Bonds' record-breaking HR ball. Buster Olney thinks...

Audio PodCast | August 08, 2007