San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds became baseball's home run king after he slammed his 756th homer on Tuesday night to surpass Hank Aaron, who set the notorious record 31 years ago with the Milwaukee Brewers.

With one of his team mates struck out in the fifth inning, Bonds hit a 3-2 pitch of Washington Nationals' Mike Bacsik into the crowd in right-centre field at AT&T Park
causing chaos among the fans who were watching the game from that section of the arena, but making the young man who caught the ball very happy and rich as well.  

After the big hit Bonds raised his hands as he watched the ball and after he was sure that it was the much expected home run he began the tour of the plates. At the home plate he was met by hall-of-famer and his godfather Willie Mays.

As expected the game was interrupted for about ten minutes in which Bonds thanked his fans – much fewer than he should have had – his team mates and his family. He also took the opportunity to commemorate and thank his father, former major-league star Bobby Bonds, who passed away four years ago due to complications from lung cancer and a brain tumor.

"I've got to thank my teammates for their support through all of this," Bonds said over the stadium's PA system. "You guys have been strong and have given me all the support in the world and I'll never forget it."

For those who aren’t baseball connoisseurs and don’t understand why Bonds has less fans than he should have had, just type “Bond steroids” on Google or any searching machine and you’ll see why the 43-year-old seven-times National League Most Valuable Player was constantly booed in his run for the record breaking.

Although he firmly denied to have knowingly taken substances that enhanced his performance as a sportsman, many fans and critics took the developing of his physique as strong evidence against his statements regarding this matter.

Anyway, the Giants fans love him and one of them, San Francisco’s Mayor Gavin Newsom, decorated the City Hall with orange lights and a banner with Bonds' home run count since No. 753 and after the long-awaited homer said he plans to declare Wednesday Barry Bonds Day in the city.

"We are honored to have witnessed his incredible accomplishment here at home in San Francisco," the mayor said in a statement.

Another official, this time the ML Commissioner Bud Selig didn’t attend the record breaking match although he stated that he will do his best to be present when Hank Aaron is dethroned. He sent Major League Baseball executive vice president Jimmie Lee Solomon and Hall of Famer Frank Robinson to take his place and although he congratulated Bonds, his absence had much more meaning than the statement he issued after the game.

"I congratulate Barry Bonds for establishing a new, career home run record. While the issues which have swirled around this record will continue to work themselves toward resolution, today is a day for congratulations on a truly remarkable achievement."

Bonds holds numerous single-season and all-time career baseball records, among them the single-season Major League record for home runs (73), the all-time career leader in both walks (2540) and intentional walks (679), and winning a record seven MVP awards.