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Johnny Bench's son: Hall of Famer '100 percent now' after testing positive for COVID-19

Johnny Bench's son said Friday the National Baseball Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Reds great is feeling 100 percent now after testing positive recently for COVID-19, and added - as his father tweeted last week - that the 73-year-old Big Red Machine legend would've been hospitalized if he hadn't received the vaccine.

Former Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench waives while standing next to the Joe Morgan plaque from the Baseball Hall of Fame on Joe Morgan Day before MLB baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

"Onset was mild," Bobby Bench said in a text to The Enquirer, in describing Johnny's symptoms. "Steady improvement since then and feeling 100 percent now. Very little taste loss. No temperature. Doctor said he would be hospitalized if he weren't vaccinated.