Bobby Bonds 'fine' after open-heart surgery

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Bobby Bonds underwent open-heart surgery on Friday, the latest medical setback for the former All-Star slugger.
Bonds' son, Barry, left the San Francisco Giants to be with his 57-year-old father for his operation at a Bay area hospital.
Jim Davenport, Bobby Bonds' best friend and former teammate, visited him in the hospital Friday night.
"I can't tell you anything except he went through the operation fine," Davenport said. "They said they'd keep him in intensive care five days and then he'll stay in the hospital another five days. This has nothing to do with the cancer. He was having problems breathing. They said he had a thick wall around his heart."
Barry Bonds rushed out of Pacific Bell Park after Thursday afternoon's game on his 39th birthday. He missed Friday night's game against San Diego, and the Giants said they weren't sure when he would return to the team.
Team spokesman Jim Moorehead said Bobby Bonds, who has been battling lung cancer, had been in the hospital for at least three days but possibly longer. No further details were immediately available.