Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench was scrutinized Saturday after he appeared to make an antisemitic joke during the Cincinnati Reds’ Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the late Gabe Paul and other figures. Paul was the team’s general manager from 1952 to 1960 and was named Sporting News’ Executive of the Year in 1956. Rose then spoke about the general manager, who died in 1998, and recalled a story about his contract. Gabe Paul signed me to a contract. “Johnny came up to me and said, ‘Were you offended?’ I was like, ‘For what?’ I didn’t even hear him say that.

Source: Fox News July 17, 2023 03:56 UTC