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Longtime Yankees Radio Broadcaster Dies At 87
The broadcaster spent 36 seasons as the radio voice of the Yankees and was on air for 24 postseasons and five World Series titles.
NEW YORK CITY — John Sterling, the renowned radio broadcaster for the New York Yankees, has died at 87.
Sterling spent 36 seasons as the radio voice of the Yankees and was on air for 24 postseasons, seven World Series appearances and five World Series titles.
Sterling's death was announced on Monday by WFAN Sports Radio and confirmed by the Yankees in a social media post.
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Sterling joined the Yankees in 1989 and called 5,420 regular-season games and 211 postseason games before retiring in ahead of the 2024 regular season.
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Sterling briefly returned to the radio booth to call 2024 postseason games and was on air when the Yankees earned a berth to the World Series.
His longtime radio broadcast partner, Suzyn Waldman reacted to his death in an Instagram post.
"Thank you to everyone who has reached out! Very tough day, but a celebration of the life of a man who lived life exactly the way he wanted is in order!"
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