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 ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- 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. Bench, 73, posted Friday on ...

"I remember I said to Red Smith, 'I've seen Campy and Berra, this fellow's better than that. And Red said to me, 'I've seen Dickey and Mickey Cochrane, and this fellow is better than them also. Ergo, ...