John Sterling, the radio voice of the New York Yankees who has called 420 regular-season games, has retired, effective immediately, the club announced Monday in a statement that included a comment from the 85-year-old: "I leave very,
John Sterling, the hyperexcitable New York Yankees broadcaster known for decades of indelible, personalized home run calls, announced his immediate retirement Monday at age 85. Sterling made the unexpected decision a few weeks into his 34th season as the Yankees’ radio play-by-play voice.
The radio voice of the Yankees is retiring and it is a sad day for fans. John Sterling announced on Monday that he is stepping aside effective immediately. He has called Yankees games since 1989. Some posted memories of growing up listening to Sterling call a game or their favorite call by the legendary broadcaster.
The Yankees do have Nestor Cortes Jr. leading the rotation, though, and he put together one of the best starts of the season last week against the Miami Marlins when he threw eight innings of shutout baseball,
On Monday afternoon, iconic New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling announced his retirement, effective immediately. The 85-year-old Sterling has reduced his travel and workload in recent years for health reasons.
Yankees broadcaster John Sterling is stepping away from the radio booth for good. The Yankees announced Monday afternoon that Sterling, the long-time radio voice of the club, is r
Legendary New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling is retiring from the broadcast booth effective immediately, the club announced on Monday. Sterling, 85, will be honored in an April 20 pregame ceremony before the team's game against the Rays at Yankee Stadium.
Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling, who first started calling games for the Bronx Bombers in 1989, is retiring effective immediately, the team announced Monday. Sterling has called 5,420 regular season games and 211 postseason games,
New York Yankees radio play-by-play voice John Sterling, 85, is retiring effective immediately, the team and broadcaster both confirmed Monday. Sterling has been active this spring but had previously encountered some medical issues and had not traveled with the team on road trips during recent seasons.
Legendary New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling may soon announce his retirement from the broadcast booth. Sterling, 85, will hold a press conference on Friday, and Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reports that he is expected to detail his future plans at that time.
John Sterling is a Broadway guy. He’s a stage and movie musical guy, someone who appreciates a classic Gershwin tune – "How about you?" as he’d no doubt add – or a witty Cole Porter lyric, especially from "Kiss Me,
The career of New York Yankees radio play-by-play announcer John Sterling’s is over after the team announced his immediate retirement Monday. Sterling, 85, is leaving the booth after 36 years because of undisclosed health concerns,
There will never be another person like that.” Yup. That was the ride Sterling took Yankees fans on starting in 1989, when he brought his unique approach to sportscasting from Nets and Islanders games in the 1970s – after a detour to Atlanta – up to the Bronx.
TORONTO – Standing outside the Yankees’ clubhouse on Monday afternoon, Suzyn Waldman politely declined to comment when approached by a few writers. Reports of John Sterling’s retirement, linked to health concerns,
A popular parlor game among Yankees fans for years has been trying to predict John Sterling’s home run calls for new players. But Aaron Judge said it wasn’t just fans. “The home run calls he comes up with .
After 36 seasons, Yankees radio play-by-play voice John Sterling is calling it a career. On NY SportsNation Nightly, Figgy and Moose reflected on Sterling’s legendary career. Watch the video player for the full story and be sure to tune in to NY SportsNation Nightly weeknights at 7 p.
Summer won’t sound the same without John Sterling, the legendary radio voice of the Yankees, whose distinctive and booming baritone provided the background for more than three decades of winning baseball in the Bronx.
The team announced his retirement effective immediately. Sterling called thousands of Yankees games during his illustrious career and will be honored prior to the game on Saturday in the Bronx. CBS New York's Maurice Dubois reports.
Frequently imitated and never duplicated, John Sterling left his mark for more than three decades as the “Voice of the Yankees.” He frequently said that he loved teams stocked with home run hitters because their performance would allow him to do his “act.
Legendary Yankees play-by-play announcer John Sterling announced his retirement on Monday after a decades-long career in the booth. Sterling served as the voice of the Yankees since 1989, and from 1995-2014,
New York Yankees radio play-by-play voice John Sterling, 85, is retiring effective immediately, the team and broadcaster both confirmed Monday. Sterling has been active this spring but had previously encountered some medical issues and had not traveled with the team on road trips during recent seasons.
John Sterling didn't miss a game from Derek Jeter's first at-bat in the big leagues to his last, a constant companion calling the action from the Yankees' radio booth. Sterling celebrated Jeter's career and his role in providing audio commentary for all of the Yankees captain's achievements in an MLB.
Michael Kay immediately picked up the phone when he saw John Sterling’s name on the caller ID. The Yankees’ radio voice had been under the weather lately, so Kay was hoping to hear that his long-time friend was finally feeling better.
John Sterling, the legendary radio voice of the Yankees for over three decades, has announced his retirement and will be honored by the team on Saturday.
The tributes kept pouring in after Yankees’ famed broadcaster John Sterling announced his retirement Monday. From the Islanders to the governor’s office, everyone wanted to show some love to Sterling,
When it came to John Sterling home run calls, the Yankees were just like their fans. “Whenever we trade for someone new or it’s someone’s first game, we’ll always go back and forth,” Yankees captain Aaron Judge said in Toronto on Monday.
John Sterling, one of the most beloved and accomplished MLB announcers of all time, is calling it quits after a legendary 36-year career in the New York Yankees’ broadcast booth. On Monday, the New York Yankees announced that the 85-year-old Sterling is retiring,
Derek Jeter showed some Re2pect to John Sterling. The Yankees legend and baseball Hall of Famer congratulated Sterling on his broadcast career that came to an end on Monday. Sterling announced his retirement officially after serving as the voice of the Yankees since 1989.
Suzyn Waldman has known that John Sterling — her broadcast partner in the Yankees’ radio booth for the last two decades — was preparing to retire for a while now. That didn’t stop Monday’s official announcement from making the Yankees’ color commentator emotional.
Whenever the Yankees would acquire a new player or call one up from the minors, the conversation on the team bus would often turn to one question. What will John Sterling’s new home run call be? “What’s John going to come up with this time?
The decision to step away from the microphone seemed to be a long time coming for John Sterling. The Yankees made the news official Monday afternoon after it surfaced that Sterling would be retiring after serving as the voice of the franchise since 1989.