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New York Yankees radio legend John Sterling has died, New York’s WFAN Sports Radio announced Monday. He was 87 years old.
“We are devastated to learn of the passing of John Sterling, a WFAN and Yankees radio icon whose voice was synonymous with an entire generation of Yankee fandom,” the radio station wrote on social media.
John Sterling sits in the broadcast booth before the New York Yankees’ game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York on September 25, 2009. (Bill Kostroun/AP)
Sterling suffered a heart attack in January and was reportedly in good spirits. He retired from broadcasting in April 2024 after 64 years in the industry.
Since 1989, Sterling has graced New York’s airwaves as the voice of the Yankees, and that includes multiple World Series titles.
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“It’s high, it’s far, here we go!” is something Yankees fans have heard for decades, and Sterling usually followed it up with specific calls for each player, including: “It’s an A-bomb from A-Rod” for Alex Rodriguez and “Here comes the judge!” for Aaron Judge.
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