Sal Stewart breaks Johnny Bench's all-time Cincinnati Reds record
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Sal Stewart breaks Johnny Bench's all-time Cincinnati Reds record originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . It's hard to argue against Johnny Bench as the best player in Cincinnati Reds history.
Given that, the fact that Sal Stewart just broke a Bench record is about as impressive a feat as anyone in Cincy could imagine. This specific feat? Stewart had two home runs and six RBI on Wednesday night.
That broke Bench's record for the youngest Reds player to ever do that in a single game. Stewart is still just 22 years and 129 days old. Sal Stewart, at age 22 - 129 days, is the youngest player in #Reds history with a 2 HR, 6+ RBI game, beating Johnny Bench by 102 days.
— OnBaseMachine (@RedsFan_Brandon) April 15, 2026 MORE: Bryan Woo was called for the weirdest balk as Mariners played Padres Stewart is up to seven home runs on the season. He hit five homers in limited action at the end of the 2025 season to show that he could bring some power to MLB. Despite that, baseball fans weren't sure whether Stewart would stick around to start on Opening Day.