Overview
- Bonds, who joined Netflix's Yankees–Giants broadcast Wednesday, said George Steinbrenner told him to sign by 2 p.m. that day and he identified Steinbrenner by name for the first time.
- He said he hung up and then chose San Francisco, later signing a six-year, $43.75 million contract that kept him with the Giants for the rest of his career.
- The New York Times in December 1992 reported a two-day window for the Yankees’ offer and a dispute over a sixth year, which conflicts with Bonds’ same-day deadline account.
- Reporters noted Steinbrenner was barred from team operations until March 1993 for his role in the Dave Winfield affair, raising doubts about whether he personally made such a call in 1992.
- Coverage split between speculation about how a Bonds move might have altered the Yankees’ late‑1990s titles and skepticism from outlets highlighting discrepancies and the challenge of verifying an old phone call.