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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Barry Bonds finally signed his $15.8 million, one-year deal and it was approved Thursday by the commissioner’s office, ending more than two months of wrangling between the slugger and the San Francisco Giants over contract language.

With both sides satisfied, Bonds is scheduled to report Monday to spring training. He is likely to participate in the Giants’ first full-squad workout Tuesday.

The 42-year-old Bonds is 22 homers shy of breaking Hank Aaron’s career record of 755.

His agent, Jeff Borris, and the Giants reached a preliminary agreement on Dec. 7, then spent weeks negotiating the final terms.

But his first contract contained a provision detailing his responsibilities for promotional appearances and was rejected by the commissioner’s office.

The deal also contained a provision stating the Giants could terminate the deal in the event Bonds is indicted.

After the first contract was rejected by the commissioner’s office, the Giants sent revised documents to Borris, but Bonds held off signing the revamped contract.

Only the personal-appearance provision was deleted from the final deal, two baseball officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of such details.

Bonds will fill the final spot on the team’s 40-man roster, which had stood at 39 after catcher Mike Matheny went on the voluntary retirement list with a concussion.

The seven-time NL MVP has been working out all offseason at UCLA and appears as healthy as ever, according to the Giants, Bonds’ trainer and his agent. He had arthroscopic surgery on his troublesome left elbow after the 2006 season.

After missing all but 14 games in 2005 following three operations on his right knee, Bonds batted .270 with 26 homers and 77 RBIs and drew 115 walks in 130 games last year.

Borris declined comment.

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