MLB legend Johnny Bench is sharing his regret after making an antisemitic comment about late Cincinnati Reds general manager Gabe Paul.
"When I got out of high school in 1960, Gabe Paul signed me to a contract for 400 bucks a month," Rose said ... to which Paul's daughter,That's when Bench made his controversial comment ... adding,"He was Jewish."
Most of the crowd laughed at Bench's jab ... but the 2-time World Series champ later apologized for the comment."I apologized to Jennie for taking away from her father the full attention he deserves," Bench said."Gabe Paul earned his place in the Reds Hall of Fame, same as the others who stood on that stage, I am sorry that some of the focus is on my inappropriate remark instead of solely on Gabe's achievement.
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