Jun 08, 2008 10:49 AM EST

With David Ortiz on the shelf, there are rumors that the Red Sox could look at Barry Bonds as a replacement, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.

Bonds once called Boston a racist city, but he had a different opinion last year - saying it was a "beautiful city."

Barry's son Nikolai attended a boarding school in North Brookfield, Massachusetts.

Via The San Francisco Chronicle