News about Johnny Bench

As the late team executive was being honoured on Saturday night, Cincinnati Reds legend Johnny Bench made a remarkably anti-Semitic remark about former general manager Gabe Paul. Bench was on hand with Pete Rose, his ex teammate, as well as other former Reds Bronson and Danny Graves for the team's Hall of Fame celebration in Cincinnati. The remark came in response to a tale that Rose revealed about his first venture with the team out of a local high school in 1960, according to The Athletic. 'When I came out of high school in 1960, Gabe Paul committed me to a 400-dollar per month,' Rose said.' Jennie, Paul's daughter, chuckled: 'That cheap... never mind.' 'He was Jewish,' the bench reminded the crowd.'