Ex-MLB All-Star calls out Netflix's Elle Duncan for remarks about Barry Bonds fight

Former Philadelphia Phillies All-Star pitcher Ricky Bottalico indispensable person been watching the MLB Home Run Derby connected Monday night.

The pre-show broadcast connected Netflix that included Elle Duncan, Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols and Anthony Rizzo rehashed Bonds’ combat with Bottalico successful 1998. Bottalico plunked Bonds during a crippled betwixt the Phillies and San Francisco Giants, sparking the lone clip Bonds charged the mound.

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Ricky Bottalico of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches during a crippled against the St. Louis Cardinals astatine Busch Stadium successful St. Louis, Mo. (Jonathan Kirn/Allsport)

While Duncan said that Bottalico swore the transportation got distant from him, Bonds denied it.

"No, it didn’t, it did not get away," Bonds said. "He’s a bully pitcher and he’s a bully man. In that situation, it was portion of the crippled of shot during that time, and I accepted it."

Bottalico pushed backmost connected Duncan’s conception that the shot got distant from him arsenic helium appeared connected 97.5 The Fanatic connected Tuesday earlier the MLB All-Star Game took spot successful Philadelphia.

"That is simply a bold-faced lie." helium said. "I’ve told the communicative connected this show, I’ve told the communicative connected NBC Sports Philadelphia, I person told the story. I was told to spell successful and deed Barry Bonds. It’s that simple.

Elle Duncan attends The 7th Annual Sports Power Brunch: Celebrating the Most Powerful Women successful Sports astatine Four Seasons San Francisco connected Feb. 4, 2026, successful San Francisco, Calif. (Jeff Schear/Getty Images)

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"When it happens, successful the newspapers successful the adjacent time and each that backmost then, I had to accidental I didn’t bash it connected intent oregon other I’m suspended for a month. It’s that simple. Yes, we had to prevarication backmost then."

Bottalico said helium walked backmost to the locker country and his coaches said, "Do not archer maine you did it connected purpose."

"Elle, wrong, wrong, wrong, ohio did I accidental wrong? Wrong," helium added.

Bottalico said the squad was frustrated with Bonds due to the fact that helium stole a basal erstwhile the Giants were up 7 runs. He said helium wasn’t adjacent expected to transportation that time arsenic helium was coming disconnected of country and had already made an quality the nighttime before.

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ricky Bottalico is shown successful enactment connected the mound. (RVR Photos/USA TODAY Sports)

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The righty made 1 All-Star quality successful his vocation – the 1996 season. That year, helium had a 3.65 ERA successful 69 appearances. He played 5 consecutive years for the Phillies earlier becoming a journeyman reliever astir the league.