Anonymous ID: 556913 July 16, 2023, 2:53 p.m. No.19191904   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>1936

Johnny Bench apologizes for antisemitic comment at Reds Hall of Fame induction news conference

 

CINCINNATI โ€” Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench made an antisemitic comment during a pregame news conference to honor the three newest members of the Reds Hall of Fame, one of whom, former Reds general manager Gabe Paul, was Jewish.

 

Paulโ€™s daughter, Jennie Paul, was in attendance to represent Paul, who died in 1998, along with former Reds pitchers Bronson Arroyo and Danny Graves.

 

During the event, Pete Rose started to tell a story about Paul, noting, โ€œWhen I got out of high school in 1960, Gabe Paul signed me to a contract for 400 bucks a month.โ€

 

Jennie Paul responded, โ€œThat cheap โ€ฆ never mind.โ€

 

Bench then said,โ€œHe was Jewish.โ€

 

https://theathletic.com/4693891/2023/07/15/johnny-bench-antisemitic-comment-reds/