Johnny Bench joins the booth to talk about how the game has changed for catchers, how today's players get in shape for ...

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 ...

Boston Red Sox legend Luis Tiant, one of MLB's best and most recognizable pitchers, died Tuesday, the league announced. Another giant of the game, MLB Hall of Famer and longtime Cincinnati Reds ...

CHICAGO – Cal Raleigh broke Hall of Famer Johnny Bench’s 1970 record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, hitting his major league-leading 28th and 29th in the Seattle Mariners’ 9-4 ...

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh broke one of Hall of Famer Johnny Bench’s records in the team’s 9-4 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday. Raleigh, 28, hit two home runs, his 28th ...

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 ...

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about ...

Sparky Anderson was so far ahead of his time as manager of Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine in the 1970s that, like most innovators, he ticked people off. Mostly, Anderson ticked off his pitchers. “Oh, ...

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after I-26 crash in Johnson City, police say A crash on Interstate 26 in Johnson City has backed up traffic on Friday morning. Escaped Washington County, Tenn., inmate ...

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