Buster Posey Award
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The Buster Posey Award, formerly known as the Johnny Bench Award, was created in 2000 to honor college baseball's top catcher in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The award is
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Garrett Stubbs (left), with Johnny Bench.
Johnny Bench
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Johnny Lee Bench is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career, which lasted from 1967 to 1983, with the Cincinnati Reds, primarily as a catcher
Buster Posey Award
…I. The award is administered by the Wichita Sports Commission and presented after the conclusion of the College World Series. Originally named for Johnny Bench, it was renamed in 2019 after Johnny Bench announced the creation of his own national award for amateur catchers. The commission reviewed the statistics…
Bench in 2006
Bench circa 1980
Bench at a 1984 golf tournament
Bench's statue at Great American Ball Park