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As one of the most successful clubs in Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees are also one of its oldest teams. Part of that success derives to its radio and television broadcasts that have been running beginning in 1939 when the first radio transmissions were broadcast from the old stadium, and from 1947 when television broadcasts began.
Sterling's first connection with the Yankees was during pregame shows while he worked on a WMCA radio talk show from 1971-78. He moved to Atlanta and worked for the Braves from 1982-87 and Hawks ...
He was the voice of the Derek Jeter-era Yankees, who secured five World Series championships from 1996 to 2009. He was also on the WFAN mic for Aaron Judge's record-setting 62nd home run in 2022.
Sterling made the unexpected decision a few weeks into his 34th season as the Yankees' radio play-by-play voice. He had cut back his schedule in recent years and was not with the team for its current trip to Cleveland and Toronto. He called 5,420 regular-season games, the last against the Blue Jays on April 7, plus 211 postseason games.
In 1989, Sterling returned to New York to broadcast the games for the Yankees on WABC radio. In 2013, the Yankees announced a move to WFAN for ten years, and Sterling was retained. [11] His announcing partners were Jay Johnstone (1989–1990), Joe Angel (1991), Michael Kay (1992–2001), Charley Steiner (2002–2004), and Suzyn Waldman (2002 ...
The legendary Yankees radio voice is back in the booth for the Bronx Bombers' stretch run to end the regular season and the postseason, following his retirement earlier this season. In his first ...
The YES Network provides some technical support for each broadcast, and Sirius XM carries the network's feed for every home game the Yankees play per their contract. A separate, Spanish-language broadcast airs on New York's WADO, 1280 AM. The Yankees formed their own radio network in 2002 after WCBS outbid longtime Yankees home WABC for the rights.
John Sterling's time away from the New York Yankees' broadcast booth is coming to an end, as the team's longtime radio announcer will be returning to call playoff games in October.