Baseball slugger Barry Bonds’ wife, Liz Watson Bonds, has filed for divorce. Citing irreconcilable differences, Liz Bonds filed paperwork to end her 12-year marriage this week in Los Angeles.

She filed for legal separation in June 2009 but dismissed the case about a month later. She now claims that the date of separation was January 2010. She is asking for joint physical and legal custody of the couple’s daughter, Aisha.

According to the documents filed this week, the parties have already reached a “mutual settlement agreement” over assets. It seems then that this divorce will be a quick process.

Barry Bonds was married once before and battled his first wife in court for years over the validity of their prenuptial agreement. He is currently facing federal perjury charges relating to an investigation into illegal steroids. One of the witnesses in that case is Bonds’ former mistress, Kim Bell.

Bonds has not played professional baseball since 2007. His agent recently indicated that it was highly unlikely that Bonds would return to baseball.

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