Long before Johnny Bench made magic with a wood bat in the Majors, he played baseball with an old taped-up bat that his dad would use to hit balls out in a cornfield in Binger, Okla. That type of ...

Tyler Stephenson is on a meteoric trajectory behind the plate for the Cincinnati Reds. He could be their best catcher since ...

On "The Road to Cooperstown" podcast, Johnny Bench reflects on how his life changed after a bus accident, months before the ...

Often cited as the best catcher in baseball history, Johnny Bench helped lead the Reds to two World Series titles. Johnny Bench was a vital cog as the Cincinnati Reds won six division titles ...

"I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him with Johnny Bench," said Sparky Anderson, his manager with the Reds.

Reds catcher Johnny Bench had an unproductive offensive season, but came through when it mattered in the playoffs. Bench hit two home runs and had five RBIs the final game. The Reds won 7-2.

Former Houston Astros manager Brad Mills, a former college and big-league teammate of Terry Francona, rejoins his close pal ...

The kind of season that has Stephenson highly ranked on Reds all-time catchers. His bounce back ... have him ranked very highly in the post-Johnny Bench era for Reds backstops.

Joey Votto will become a free agent next season after the Cincinnati Reds declined to offer the aging first baseman a $20 million contract option to play in 2024, abruptly ending a two-decade ...