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Johnny Bench Says He Won't Attend Baseball HOF Ceremony After COVID-19 Diagnosis

Bleacher Report | September 4, 2021

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Cincinnati Reds icon Johnny Bench will miss the 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony next week after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

Bench tweeted about his diagnosis on Friday, adding that he would have been hospitalized if he hadn't been vaccinated:

Johnny Bench

It is with great regret that I will not be able to attend this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction after testing positive for COVID. Fortunately, I have been vaccinated, otherwise doctor said I would be hospitalized.

A 1989 inductee into the Hall of Fame, Bench has attended every ceremony at Cooperstown since 2002.

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