John Sterling's former Yankees partner paid perfect tribute with Aaron Judge call
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This was the perfect way to pay tribute to the late Yankees announcer John Sterling.
As the world mourned the loss of John Sterling -- who died at the age of 87 after becoming an iconic voice of the New York Yankees with so many incredible calls -- his former broadcast partner Michael Kay paid the perfect tribute to him. As Aaron Judge hit a dinger on Monday night, Kay went right into Sterling's classic home run call, along with Sterling's punny lines about Judge: "It is high! It is far!
It is gone! Aaron Judge! A Judgian blast!
Here comes the Judge! " You couldn't find a better way to pay tribute on the air. We've put one of Sterling's Judge calls from 2022 for comparison.
"It is high! It is far! It is GONE!