Bonds not expecting to return

NOTES

Barry Bonds doesn’t expect to play this season because of his injured right knee, putting the San Francisco slugger’s quest for the career home run record on hold until at least 2006.

“I don’t think you’re going to see me out there this year,” Bonds told MLB.com on Monday.

Clearing the bases

Jim Thome faced live pitching for the first time in a month at the Phillies’ minor league complex. The first baseman has been on the 15-day DL since July 1. … The White Sox released reliever Shingo Takatsu. … Diamondbacks GM Joe Garagiola Jr. resigned to become senior vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner’s office. … Ray Cunningham, who played briefly with the Cardinals in 1931 and 1932 and was among the oldest living former MLB players, died at the age of 100.