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John Sterling, a former Atlanta Braves and Hawks radio announcer who later became the radio voice for the New York Yankees, has died.
He called games for the team for 36 years — 5,060 consecutive at one point — before retiring after the 2024 season.
Sterling had called Yankees games for 36 years before retiring in 2024. He called 5,420 regular season Yankees games and 211 postseason Yankees games.
Jon Sterling, the theatrical New York Yankees radio broadcaster known for extravagant, individualized home run calls, has died, the team and radio station WFAN announced Monday
Jon Sterling, the theatrical New York Yankees broadcaster known for extravagant, individualized home run calls, has died, the team and radio station WFAN announced Monday. Sterling had undergone heart bypass surgery this winter and after the procedure was attended by health care aides at his home in Edgewater, New Jersey.
He called over 5,600 games, more than any other announcer for the team, and was known for his personalized, slightly wacky home run calls.
John Sterling served as the Yankees' radio announcer for 36 years.
