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Witness Says She Saw Bonds Being Injected

Family friend, ex-Giant catcher to testify at slugger's perjury trial

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(Newser) – Prosecutors say they have a witness who saw Barry Bonds being injected by his trainer, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Kathy Hoskins, a personal assistant and friend of Bonds' since childhood, is expected to be a key witness at the slugger's perjury trial along with former Giants teammate Bobby Estalella, who says Bonds confessed to him that he was using steroids.

The prosecution filings do not specify what Hoskins believed Bonds was being injected with, but her testimony could prove vital because Bonds testified in 2003 that he had never been injected with anything by anybody except a doctor. The trainer, Greg Anderson, has already done a year in jail for refusing to give evidence about Bonds and banned substances.

San Francisco Giants' Bobby Estalella waves to fans after hitting a home run against the St. Louis Cardinals' at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco, May 8, 2000.
San Francisco Giants' Bobby Estalella waves to fans after hitting a home run against the St. Louis Cardinals' at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco, May 8, 2000.   (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Barry Bonds, left, arrives to enter a plea at the Federal building in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2009. Bonds' trial for perjury and obstruction of justice charges begins next month.
Barry Bonds, left, arrives to enter a plea at the Federal building in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2009. Bonds' trial for perjury and obstruction of justice charges begins next month.   (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds watches his solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, July 11, 2003.
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds watches his solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, July 11, 2003.   (AP Photo/Matt York/file)
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riffran
Feb 14, 09 5:19 AM CST
I dont care if you can get ripped like an olympian god or goddess on that stuff...the roids have too many side effects down the road..."roid rage", impotence, testicular cancer, atrophy of the "little man", blood dyscrasias, bone and muscle loss later in life at an exaggerated rate, and even some auto immune syndromes have been possibly linked.......just say "hell to the no"...... Reply
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SPH
Feb 14, 09 1:50 PM CST
I hope he had his millions invested in Leahman Brothers......... Reply
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Shannonals
Feb 15, 09 12:37 AM CST
LOL< she saw the trainer give Bonds a shot...in the male locker room? Reply
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