Johnny Bench

One time baseball player, 2x MVP and World Series Champion, 3x father. #CatchEveryBall

[Cincinnati Reds @Reds]

Happy birthday to Reds Hall of Famer, nine-time All-Star, five-time Gold Glover and two-time World Series champion David Concepción!

[Baseball America @BaseballAmerica]

If there was one player who left the weekend looking every bit like a future top pick, it was Vahn Lackey.

The @GTBaseball catcher showed off exactly why it’s so easy to be enamored with his profile 👏

More here: https://t.co/PR1Rqe6eCH

[NCAA Softball @NCAASoftball]

The 2026 @NFCAorg Division I Freshman of the Year is ... Kendall Wells!

#NCAASoftball x @OU_Softball

[Oklahoma Softball @OU_Softball]

Brilliance Behind the Dish 💫

@KendallWells__ earns the second Diamond Sports/NFCA Catcher of the Year honor in program history!

[Johnny Bench @JohnnyBench_5]

Congratulations to this year's
Johnny Bench Award Winners

Top male NCAA baseball catcher
Vahn Lackey – Georgia Tech

Top female NCAA softball catcher
Kendall Wells – University of Oklahoma

Top high school catchers from Ohio
Brenna Fyffe, softball – Kenton Ridge
Lucas Flack, baseball – Delaware Hayes

Top high school catchers from Kentucky
Alivia Cooper, softball – Bullitt East
Camden Tiemeier, baseball – Campbell County

Top high school catchers from Indiana
Jayden Stephens, softball – Edgewood
Sean Dunlap, baseball – Crown Point

Top high school catchers from West Virginia
Olivia Masoner, softball – University
Zaden Ranson, baseball – Charleston Catholic

[National Fastpitch Coaches Association @NFCAorg]

Another addition to the trophy case 🏆

Congratulations to the 2026 @DiamondSportsCo / NFCA NCAA DI Catcher of the Year, @OU_Softball's Kendall Wells! 🥎

🔗https://t.co/vxb0o51be1

[Georgia Tech Baseball @GTBaseball]

𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫

@LackeyVahn has been named the best catcher in Division I

GT has now won three Johnny Bench Awards, the most of any program in the nation.

📰 https://t.co/OGUys3huLt

#StingEm🐝 x #CatcherU

[Oklahoma Softball @OU_Softball]

An award with Oklahoma roots.

@KendallWells__ earns the 2026 Johnny Bench Award, the first freshman to take the honor ⭐️

📝https://t.co/zAe17kigTZ

[NSGA @NSGASportingGds]

A legendary close to the #NSGA Leadership Conference.

Thank you to @JohnnyBench_5 for sharing insights on leadership, teamwork and excellence.

#BuildingWhatsNext #LC26

[Josh Rawitch @HOFprez]

Love that @JohnnyBench_5 calls all new HOFers and how much it means to each of them. https://t.co/F44MqtR8sP

[Johnny Bench @JohnnyBench_5]

Happy National Catchers Day!

[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ @baseballhall]

Linked by history: Two of the greatest to wear their respective franchise's uniforms, @JohnnyBench_5 and Carl Yastrzemski, were elected to the Hall of Fame #OTD in 1989. https://t.co/Jk7RBTwLS7

[Johnny Bench @JohnnyBench_5]

What a night at the “Hee Haw Hoedown” for my 78th birthday. Joined by friends, family and a few Big Red Machine teammates!

[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ @baseballhall]

Help us wish Hall of Famer @JohnnyBench_5 a happy 78th birthday!

The Big Red Machine’s catcher could do it all, earning 1968 NL Rookie of the Year honors, two MVP Awards and 10 Gold Glove Awards.

[Cincinnati Reds @Reds]

Happy birthday to the legendary Johnny Bench! 🐐

[Johnny Bench @JohnnyBench_5]

The Cincinnati broadcast community lost one of the greats. I always had so much respect for Jesse Jackson. Appreciated his professionalism, friendliness and dedication to the @Reds. He will be missed.

[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ @baseballhall]

The bat @SalvadorPerez15 swung for his 300th career home run and 1,000th RBI, making him the eighth primary catcher to achieve both milestones, has arrived at the Hall of Fame. Congrats, Salvy!

[MLB @MLB]

HIST🍑RY

Cal Raleigh passes Mickey Mantle for the most home runs by a switch-hitter in a season!

[MLB @MLB]

Royals fans give Salvy a standing ovation after recently reaching 300 HR and 1,000 RBI 👏

[Johnny Bench @JohnnyBench_5]

Congratulations to Big Red Machine teammate Doug Flynn on being inducted into the @UKAthletics Hall of Fame! @Reds @RedsMuseum #mlb

[Kentucky Athletics @UKAthletics]

Welcome to the UK Athletics Hall of Fame, Class of 2025!

@AbbeyCheek-Ramsey - @UKsoftball
@ThatEppsKidd25 - @KentuckyWBB
Doug Flynn - @UKbaseball/@KentuckyMBB/broadcaster
@sonia_hahn - @UKWomensTennis
@JoshHinesAllen - @UKFootball
@KarlTowns - @KentuckyMBB

📰🔗 https://t.co/HJccARvOVS