Barry Bonds to Testify in Drug Lab Probe



The company at the center of the investigation is the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, or BALCO, which was raided by the Internal Revenue Service and drug agents in September. An attorney for BALCO founder Victor Conte confirmed Monday his client is the target of the grand jury probe.



The scope of the investigation is unclear, and federal officials have refused to comment.



Meanwhile, Conte has been accused by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency of supplying athletes with a new designer steroid that is rocking the world of track and field.



Bonds has been a BALCO client since 2000, and in the June issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine credited Conte for a personalized program that includes nutritional supplements.



The home of Bonds' personal trainer, Greg Anderson, was raided last month in conjunction with the raid on Conte's lab.



Here is a look at Bonds HR numbers note that steroid testing for MLB players was seriously discussed during the strike threat in 2002 and he became a user of BALCO supplements in 2000:



1998 37 home runs

1999 34 home runs

2000 49 home runs

2001 73 home runs

2002 46 home runs

2003 45 home runs