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    Johnny Bench’s record for Home Runs by a catcher is broken and it stood for 50 years:Salvador Perez breaks single-season HR record

    September 21, 2021 - By 

    Salvador Perez breaks single-season HR record for primary catcher from FanNation Inside The Royals with Jordan Foote and from YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com In the fifth inning of the Kansas City Royals doubleheader-opening contest against the Cleveland Indians, catcher Salvador Perez clobbered his 46th home run of the season. This broke Hall of Famer Johnny Bench’s record for the most jacks in a single season by a primary catcher (at least 75% of games played behind the plate). With his 46th home run, Salvy has passed Johnny Bench for the most home runs in a season by a primary catcher!#TogetherRoyal pic.twitter.com/reGW8DY8mO — Kansas…

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    Johnny Bench says, “Go ahead and hit that 3-0 pitch”!!!!!

    August 18, 2020 - By 

    Johnny Bench, the Baseball Hall of Fame catcher from the Cincinnati Reds, says, “Go ahead and hit that 3-0 pitch”….. Fernando Tatis Jr., with a Grand Slam home run, coming on a 3-0 pitch on Monday….Tatis Jr., hitting the Grand Slam for the San Diego Padres, vs. his dad’s old team, the Texas Rangers…. Johnny Bench, says go get that 3-0 pitch, and plate it out-of-the-park… So you take a pitch…now you're 3-1. Then the pitcher comes back with a great setup pitch…3-2. Now you're ready to groundout into a double play. Everyone should hit 3-0. Grand Slams are a…