Back in the major leagues as hitting coach for the Marlins, polarizing home run king Barry Bonds wore his familiar No. 25 and a smile as he faced a cluster of notebooks and cameras during media day Saturday in Miami.

The session included no boos or questions about steroids, and only one brief reference to the Hall of Fame, where Bonds is an uncharacteristic 0 for 4 in the annual balloting.

He received 44 percent of the vote in January, a career high but far short of the 75 percent needed for induction. Nonetheless, Bonds said he considers himself a Hall of Famer.

‘‘There’s not one player that ever could say I’m not one,’’ he said. ‘‘There’s not a coach who ever coached me who says I’m not one. In my heart and soul, and God knows, I’m a Hall of Famer.’’

Bonds will likely hear some jeers this season. Marlins players have expressed no reservations about working with the steroids-tainted slugger, however, and outfielder Giancarlo Stanton sounded enthusiastic despite an inadvertent choice of words that caused a few double-takes.

‘‘I’m going to go in the lab, get to work, and see what we can come up with,’’ he said.

Bonds will begin working with Marlins hitters when the full squad reports for spring training on Tuesday in Jupiter, Fla.

Bonds is the career leader in home runs with 762 and a seven-time NL MVP, but the Marlins are treating him like one of the guys. Ace Jose Fernandez, a .190 career hitter, joked that he can hit the ball farther than the new hitting coach.

‘‘I’m 51 years old, so he’d better,’’ Bonds responded with a laugh. ‘‘If he doesn't, he’s terrible.’’

Orioles, Gallardo agree

The Orioles filled a big hole in their rotation, reaching agreement with free agent Yovani Gallardo on a three-year, $35 million contract.

Gallardo went 13-11 with a 3.42 ERA and 1.416 WHIP for Texas last season. The righthander turns 30 later this month.

The Orioles will forfeit their first-round pick in the June draft, the 14th choice overall. Texas had made a qualifying offer of $15.8 million to Gallardo that he turned down.

Fan’s home run is a big dealA Rangers fan went deep at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, to get his season tickets for free.

Byron Anderson of Fort Worth took part in the team’s Swing for Your Seats promotion after putting down a deposit Saturday for two half-season tickets. When he then hit a home run at the Rangers’ home ballpark, the team gave back the deposit, upgraded his seats, and gave him two more half-season tickets.

The Rangers said Anderson is getting $8,500 in free season tickets after the upgrade from two terrace seats to four box seats for his half-season package.

Of the 20 participants, Anderson was the only one to homer. He batted against a pitching machine with a wooden bat and rounded the bases after the ball sailed over the wall.

Joyce lands with Pirates

The Pirates signed former All-Star outfielder Matt Joyce to a minor league deal. Joyce, 31, hit .174 with five home runs and 21 RBIs in 93 games for the Angels last season, but recently concluded a successful run in the Dominican Winter League, where he hit .305 with a .952 OPS. Joyce was an All-Star with the Rays in 2011 . . . The Padres signed veteran reliever Casey Janssen to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Janssen, 34, was 2-5 with a 4.95 ERA with the Nationals last season. He had a career-high 34 saves for Toronto in 2013 . . . Rangers righthander Tanner Scheppers has torn cartilage in his left knee and will miss at least the first half of the season, general manager Jon Daniels said. Scheppers, who was 4-1 with a 5.63 ERA in 42 relief appearances last year, is scheduled for surgery Wednesday. His knee became swollen after a bullpen session earlier in the week.