Yankees radio icon John Sterling dead at 87

New York Yankees power fable John Sterling has died, WFAN Sports Radio successful New York announced connected Monday. He was 87.

"We are devastated to perceive astir nan passing of John Sterling, a WFAN and Yankees power icon whose sound was synonymous pinch an full procreation of Yankee fandom," nan power position wrote connected societal media.

John Sterling sits successful nan broadcast booth earlier nan New York Yankees crippled against nan Boston Red Sox astatine Yankee Stadium successful New York connected Sept. 25, 2009. (Bill Kostroun/AP)

Sterling suffered a bosom onslaught successful January and was said to beryllium successful bully spirits. He retired from broadcasting successful April 2024 aft 64 years successful nan industry.

Since 1989, Sterling has been gracing nan New York airwaves arsenic nan voice of nan Yankees, and that has included nan aggregate World Series titles.

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"It is high, it is far, it is gone!" is thing Yankees fans person heard for decades, and Sterling usually followed it up pinch circumstantial calls for each player, including, "It’s an A-bomb from A-Rod" for Alex Rodriguez and "Here comes nan Judge!" for Aaron Judge.

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