Tributes pour in for Yankees broadcaster who dies at 87
John Sterling, the longtime play-by-play voice of the New York Yankees on radio, has died. He was 87. Sterling called Yankees games on the radio for 36 years in all.
He worked 5,060 games in a row at one point,…
John Sterling, the longtime play-by-play voice of the New York Yankees on radio, has died. He was 87. Sterling called Yankees games on the radio for 36 years in all.
He worked 5,060 games in a row at one point, a streak that began in 1989 and ended in July 2019. Sterling called the Yankees’ run to the World Series in 2024, then retired. His exaggerated home run calls, personalized for each player, were often imitated by fans but stood out among a generation of broadcasters who hewed to a more conservative approach to the craft.
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