PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida – When ex-con ballplayer Harry Decker invented the first catcher’s mitt around the time pitchers started throwing overhand in the 1880s, it didn’t look like much more than ...

CINCINNATI — Fifty-four years ago, in Puerto Rico, a young real-estate entrepreneur from Philly met a baseball player hoping to make the big leagues. Johnny Bench would go on to be one of the greatest ...

Rob Manfred hasn’t been lauded for many decisions during his reign as MLB commissioner, but he definitely has a fan in Johnny Bench for implementing the pitch clock. The pitch clock has been great for ...

Oklahoma native, and Baseball Hall of Fame catcher, Johnny Bench turns 78 on Sunday. Considered one of the greatest catchers of all-time, Bench played his entire 17-year career with the Cincinnati ...

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A large collection of Johnny Bench’s awards, World Series rings and more have finally been auctioned off. However, the most important items will soon be back with the Reds legend, ...

A lifelong friend of Big Red Machine legend Johnny Bench bought more than $1 million worth of his memorabilia for the sole purpose of gifting it back to the Hall of Famer. When Bench in November put ...

Johnny Bench is a married man. The Cincinnati Reds legend married for a fifth time in March, he confirmed on The Enquirer's "That's So Cincinnati" podcast Wednesday. "We met seven years ago when our ...

Restaurateur Jeff Ruby shared a heartfelt birthday tribute to former Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench on social media on Monday, Dec. 8. The post celebrated their nearly lifelong friendship that ...

More than 100 personal items from the Cincinnati Reds great, including rings, trophies and equipment, were part of the 17th Annual Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory Live Auction, hosted by Hunt ...

Former Cincinnati Reds and Big Red Machine great Johnny Bench said he was brought to tears by a friend who bought more than $1 million of the National Baseball Hall of Famer's memorabilia at auction ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio (CCU Athletics) - Coastal Carolina catcher Caden Bodine won the Johnny Bench Award presented by MSA Sport as the Top Male NCAA Catcher, the Cincinnati Reds announced Thursday. The ...