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 ...

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 ...

Former Cincinnati Reds player Johnny Bench looks on after being introduced during the Reds Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony before a baseball game between the Reds and the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former Reds manager Sparky Anderson famously said, "I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench." Well, the comparisons will continue until the end of time. After all, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...