Hall of Famer Johnny Bench tells his incredible life story in MLB Network Presents: Bench. From a 19-year-old MLB rookie to a 71-year-old single father raising two young sons.

Johnny Bench, the charismatic and beloved Hall of Fame Reds catcher, returned to Cincinnati for the premiere of MLB Network's BENCH documentary with a comment about almost everything, as usual.

Hall of Famer Johnny Bench discusses being a single father in new documentary "MLB Network Presents: Bench" will debut Wednesday evening By R.J. Anderson Jan 28, 2019 at 6:54 pm ET • 1 min read ...

After watching a new MLB Network documentary about his life and his new role as "Mr. Mom," Johnny Bench had tears in his eyes.

Bench declined to be interviewed for the documentary, but they included a clip from 1991 where Bench’s weariness of being asked about Rose came out raw and unfiltered: “He broke the rules.