What does Barry Bonds do now? Explaining MLB slugger's role with Netflix for 2026 MLB season

Baseball's home-run king will be returning to Oracle Park.

No, Barry Bonds has not signed a deal to return to the San Francisco Giants, but he will analyze their Opening Night game against the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Netflix announced that Bonds will serve as an analyst on the pregame and postgame coverage desk, surrounded by other past MLB talents and an Emmy Award-winning host.

This will be the first-ever Opening Night game in MLB's history, and Netflix has opted to celebrate the event with a star-studded roster that has the makings to deliver a home run of an event.

Here's the rundown of Bonds' appearance and what the former slugger has been up to as of late.

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What does Barry Bonds do now?

Prior to working on Netflix's MLB coverage this season, Bonds currently serves as a Special Advisor to the CEO of the San Francisco Giants. He also represents the organization at various community and organizational events in the San Francisco area.

Along with that, he also attends the Giants’ Spring Training Camp in Scottsdale, Ariz., and works to develop San Francisco's prospects.

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Barry Bonds Netflix contract

According to Netflix's content site, Bonds will appear on all of the Netflix-aired MLB games this season. These games include Opening Night, the Home Run Derby, and the Field of Dreams game, all exclusively on the Netflix platform.

Bonds will serve as an analyst on the pregame and postgame desk with two-time World Series champion and three-time MVP Albert Pujols, World Series champion Anthony Rizzo, and Emmy Award–winning host Elle Duncan.

Netflix recently signed a three-year media rights deal with the MLB, so there is a chance Bonds will appear after this season if this year goes well for the MLB's home run king.

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Barry Bonds coaching career

Along with a 22-year playing career in the MLB, Bonds also took dugout duties as a hitting coach for the Miami Marlins starting in December 2025. However, his tenure was short-lived, as he departed from the organization the following season in October 2016.

In a personal blog post thanking the Marlins, Bonds wrote, "Working with the Marlins this past season has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my baseball career."