{"id":395184,"date":"2026-07-12T00:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T00:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/395184\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T00:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T00:24:11","slug":"2026-mlb-draft-giants-select-peyton-bonds-barry-bonds-nephew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/395184\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 MLB Draft: Giants select Peyton Bonds, Barry Bonds\u2019 nephew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The good stories just keep coming for the San Francisco Giants in the 2026 MLB Draft. In the first round, with the fourth pick, they took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mccoveychronicles.com\/san-francisco-giants-prospects\/108903\/giants-mlb-draft-1st-round-jackson-flora-pitcher\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UC Santa Barbara pitcher Jackson Flora<\/a>, a Bay Area native who grew up rooting for the Giants and who starred at the same high school as Brandon Crawford. And in the third round, with the No. 90 pick? They took outfielder Peyton Bonds from Rutgers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Bonds does more than just share a name with one of the greatest players in Giants history. He also shares a bloodline. The right-handed hitter, who turns 21 next week, is the son of Bobby Bonds Jr., making him the nephew of Barry Bonds and the grandson of Bobby Bonds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">But teams don\u2019t draft players in the third round just for the stories or to appease retired legends. And so it needs to be noted that Peyton is a tremendous baseball player, and one who was ranked No. 81 on the big board at MLB Pipeline, No. 109 at Baseball America, and No. 118 at ESPN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Famous name aside, Bonds has been an interesting player for scouts to figure out. He doesn\u2019t have a ton of speed, yet he\u2019s a fantastic defensive player, including in center field, where his instincts and fundamentals shine. But what will really be interesting to watch is how his bat develops: at 6\u20195 and 230 pounds, Bonds is built like someone who could chase some of his uncle\u2019s records, and he has the the exit velocities to allow you to dream on huge power numbers. Yet to this point in his career, that hasn\u2019t translated into a ton of power, as he had just six home runs in 36 games last year, en route to hitting .352\/.436\/.535. But his contact skills \u2014 he struck out just 12.7% of the time \u2014 allow you to dream on what he could become if the power ever fully materializes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Needless to say, I can\u2019t wait to watch him wear a Giants jersey. What a story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The good stories just keep coming for the San Francisco Giants in the 2026 MLB Draft. 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