Cincinnati Reds legend Johnny Bench sorry for antisemitic joke at team event
by Guardian sport and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6D1NM)
- Hall of Famer catcher apologizes for insensitive' joke
- Bench, 75, was centerpiece of Big Red Machine dynasty
Hall of Famer Johnny Bench apologized for an antisemitic comment made at an event to honor former Cincinnati Reds general manager Gabe Paul, who was Jewish, and others.
Bench made the remark at an event attended by Paul's daughter, Jennie Paul, on Saturday. Paul, who died in 1998, and former Reds pitchers Danny Graves and Bronson Arroyo were being inducted into the team's Hall of Fame.
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