Hall of Famer Johnny Bench has tested positive for COVID-19. Once of the greatest catchers to ever play the game, the 73-year-old Bench tweeted Friday that he has been diagnosed with the virus.

Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this year's induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York. The 73-year-old Bench posted Friday on Twitter that ...

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 ...

There are very few players across professional baseball that have left as complete and as enduring a legacy on the game of professional baseball as Johnny Bench has. Considered by many to be the heart ...

Hall of Famer and former Big Red Machine great Johnny Bench announced Friday afternoon via Twitter that he's tested positive for COVID-19 and will not attend the upcoming National Baseball Hall of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Memorabilia from the career of Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench was a big hit with collectors Saturday night. Bench, 72, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.

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 ...

National Baseball Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Reds great Johnny Bench appeared Thursday on "The Dan Patrick Show" to discuss the Los Angeles' Dodgers' controversial decision to remove Clayton ...

Hall of Fame Writer Hal McCoy will share his memories of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds’ Great Eight lineup throughout the 2025 season, marking the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest lineups of ...

Bench was in attendance as the team inducted former general manager Gabe Paul and former pitchers Danny Graves and Bronson Arroyo into the Reds’ Hall of Fame. At one point, Bench made a joke about the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Hall of Fame ...