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 ...

For two decades, the Johnny Bench Award was presented to college baseball’s top NCAA Division I catcher. The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission created the award in 2000 and dedicated it to Hall ...

Jul. 10—KINGWOOD — Preston High School baseball's Bryson McNew was selected as the 2025 Johnny Bench Award winner as the top catcher in West Virginia. The award is given to the top baseball and ...

CINCINNATICINCINNATI — Bill Plummer, a reliable catcher who spent spent seven seasons backing up Johnny Bench during the Big Red Machine era and later served as a coach and manager in the majors and ...

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 ...

Tyler Stephenson powered the Cincinnati Reds to a series-clinching win Sunday while making franchise history alongside fellow ...

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 victory ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. CHICAGO (AP) — Cal Raleigh broke Hall of Famer Johnny Bench's 1970 record for home runs by a ...