Hall of Famer Johnny Bench has tested positive for COVID-19. Once of the greatest catchers to ever play the game, the 73-year-old Bench tweeted Friday that he has been diagnosed with the virus.
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 ...