Bud Selig was MLB commissioner during the Steroid Era, but says he prefers guys who didn’t cheat.

Selig joined “The Dan Patrick Show” on Tuesday to promote his new book, “For the Good of the Game.” Selig was asked whom he considers the true home run king – and it wasn’t Barry Bonds.

“Well, I’ve never really answered that, but I will say this to you. In my mind, even though Bonds holds the record, and I’ve said records are records, I think you know how I feel about Henry Aaron,” Selig said.

When asked to clarify if that meant Aaron is the all-time home run king, Selig had a simple answer: “Yes.”

As commissioner, Selig had to honor Bonds after Bonds slugged his 756th career home run in 2007, breaking Aaron’s all-time record – a celebration Selig did not particularly enjoy.

“It didn’t feel good at all,” Selig said. “I know I had to go, and you know that Hank Aaron and I have been really close friends for 62 years now. In fact, I saw him in Atlanta last week and we sat and talked about some of this stuff, as we always do. How did it feel? Not very good.”

Selig and Aaron’s friendship dates back to his days as an owner. In 1963, Selig became the largest public stockholder of the Milwaukee Braves, while Aaron starred for the club. After the team relocated to Atlanta two years later, Selig helped bring baseball back to Milwaukee and founded the Brewers. Aaron returned to the city for the final two years of his career.

Selig lauded the league’s implementation of a drug-testing system during the Steroid Era, but refused to offer his thoughts on whether Bonds and other players tied to performance-enhancing drugs belong in the Hall of Fame. That job, according to Selig, rests with the writers.