"Some time after being elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Kent found himself on his phone when he got a call from a number he didn't recognize. Kent hadn't talked to a robo-caller in a while, so he decided he'd take the call just for fun. Hello? Jeff asked. Jeff, the voice responded. Jeff, this is Johnny Bench."
"Baseball has come back to me in a flood, and so much of the game I've walked away from because I was done, Kent said. I had other things to do. I have a family and grandkids and businesses that I operate. So I walked away from the game. So all of this has come back in such a big flood."
"On July 26, Kent will be officially enshrined alongside Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones, who were elected by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Unsurprisingly, Kent's plaque will go in as a Giant. Kent has already started working on his speech, acknowledging it's a bit too mechanical at the moment and that he wants to weave in more personal anecdotes."
Jeff Kent received an unexpected congratulatory phone call from Hall of Famer Johnny Bench after his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Kent reacted with disbelief and described the call as one of many memorable moments since his election. Kent described reconnecting with baseball and said he had stepped away to focus on family, grandkids and business interests. Kent will be officially enshrined on July 26 alongside Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones, and his Hall of Fame plaque will represent his time with the Giants. Kent has begun preparing his speech and plans to include personal anecdotes. The Giants will retire his No. 21 on Aug. 29.
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