Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Reds great Johnny Bench narrated and appeared in an MLB Network video shown during Wednesday's enshrinement at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown as a tribute to legends lost over the past two years.
Bench announced last week via Twitter that he tested positive for COVID-19 and would not be able to attend the induction ceremony.
The video Bench narrated from YouTube:
Fellow Hall of Famer and former Big Red Machine great Joe Morgan was among those remembered in the video. Bench said of Morgan - as he's said previously - that Morgan was "the best ballplayer" he played with or saw.
Tweets Wednesday from Bench and others:
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