Johnny Bench talks to media after the 'BENCH' screening at Great American Ball Park. Johnny Bench, the charismatic and beloved Hall of Fame Reds catcher, returned to Cincinnati for the premiere of MLB ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida – About the time Pete Rose broke into the big-leagues at breakneck speed and introduced Cincinnati to such baseball thrills as headfirst flights into bases, a teenager in ...

It has been 40 years since Johnny Bench was declared the best ever at his position by Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson. As the Big Red Machine prepared to face the New York Yankees in the 1976 ...

HUNTINGTON — Johnny Bench said the Boston Red Sox $228 million payroll of 2019 wouldn’t be nearly enough to pay the 1976 Cincinnati Reds if the Big Red Machine played today. “No one could afford it,” ...