John Sterling, the iconic voice of the New York Yankees, has announced his immediate retirement at the age of 85, with his 86th birthday approaching on July 4th. Influenced by health concerns, Sterling's decision was confirmed during a press conference at Yankee Stadium. Known for his unique play-by-play commentary, Sterling has deeply impacted the Yankees' fanbase. His final game call was on April 7, 2024, where the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 8-3. His last memorable home run call was a grand slam by Giancarlo Stanton.
“Frankly, I don't mind saying I loved that man, John Sterling, the broadcaster's broadcaster!” @StanFischler’s story on John Sterling @NHLdotcom The two called an #Isles playoff game together: https://t.co/AiH4DiSHK0
John Sterling introduced me at a minor league baseball event once & said "From one former #Isles broadcaster to another Jim" -- and in that moment I felt pretty damn good that John Sterling knew that I also had done PBP for them, after growing up listening to him do it! https://t.co/xtiaTG7NRv
.@ErikKratz31 says he wishes he'd gotten to hear John Sterling's home run call for him... OK #Yankees fans, do your best 👇 ▶️ https://t.co/cQHuALNuUZ https://t.co/iurXrM7Lao
Sterling was memorable Islanders voice before making mark with Yankees ⤵️ https://t.co/U5yCrp7ezp
After John Sterling announced his retirement, #Isles broadcaster @brendanmburke paid tribute to Sterling's "Islanders Goal! Islanders Goal!" call from the 70s when Kyle MacLean scored. "John Sterling is one of the reasons I became a broadcaster." https://t.co/nEjvOLdn52
Jonathan Papelbon, Alex Wood and Ken Rosenthal join; John Sterling is retiring | Foul Territory https://t.co/Nul7fllIw1
John Sterling became a New York legend thanks to home run calls, passion and remaining old school https://t.co/Lvsel56Kla
John Sterling had a front-row seat to an all-time great Celtics performance 🏀 John Tomase on the retiring Yankees broadcaster's unique place in C's history 🔽 https://t.co/ktegpgv9Ag
Suzyn Waldman on John Sterling: ‘The most unique human being I’ve ever met in my life’ https://t.co/cRJimVyjU9 https://t.co/locvZXfq4b
Caught up yesterday w/ Blue Jays broadcaster Dan Shulman, a fairly accomplished play-by-player himself (and that’s underselling it), on John Sterling: “He’s one of one…I never turned on a game and said, ‘John sounds tired, or John sounds like he doesn’t want to be there today.’”
Angels announcer paid perfect tribute to John Sterling on a Mike Trout home run https://t.co/Q65jW5Hwp6
"It is high! It is far! It is gone! It's a grand slam!" John Sterling's last home run call was a Stantonian blast 🔥 https://t.co/jLU6ee2f8o
First-time Yankee home runs won't be the same without the anticipation of Sterling's home run call or running to X and demanding "What was the Sterling call?!?!?!" #RepBX
So I really, really, really wished John Sterling could've gotten a farewell tour of sorts. But if anyone deserved to go out on his own terms, it's undoubtedly Sterling. John...miss you now that you're gone! Summer won't be the same, but enjoy retirement #RepBX
Coming up on #HighHeat, Mike Francesa joins @MadDogUnleashed on John Sterling's retirement. #Rangers reliever, David Robertson on his hot start. We also look back at Ken Holtzman's career. 11 AM EDT on @MLBNetwork.
Little late on this but I want to salute John Sterling for his legendary career. Actually called a game with him, filling in for Suzyn in '07, and John couldn't have been more welcoming. Such a character. He got a kick out of calling me I.W., after the bourbon. Nobody like him.
Mike Francesa will join Chris Russo by phone on MLB Network High Heat at 1115 am today to talk about John Sterling’s retirement https://t.co/8gVtqtxYPz
Sad but then again happy for @Yankees pxp radio voice .. John Sterling… announced his retirement.. moved out east in 2009 when @MLBNetwork was born. Will miss driving the tri-state area and not hearing John and Suzyn … “that’s baseball Suzyn.” Thaaaaaa Yankees Win! https://t.co/zGGulTy8Tz
A fond John Sterling memory for me was visiting him in the #Yankees broadcast booth back in 2006 at the Oakland Coliseum just to say hello. He asked me to sit with him and we spoke for 10 minutes. He appreciated our radio interviews and thanked me for our visit. Going to miss…
From @TheAthletic: “There are three generations who know nothing but Yankees baseball with John Sterling.” Those who know and work with Sterling will miss his voice and youthful exuberance, but they're glad he gets to go out on his terms. https://t.co/r9WRJkbQR3
Just after the end of the 2013 baseball season, Mike Breen organized a dinner to bring together PBP broadcasters from every local pro team. John Sterling might be in the “background” here, directly behind Ian Eagle, but he was front and center that night with awesome stories. ❤️ https://t.co/IArQ8kHYNM
A found John Sterling memory for me was visiting him in the #Yankees broadcast booth back in 2006 at the Oakland Coliseum just to say hello. He asked me to sit with him and we spoke for 10 minutes. He appreciated our radio interviews and thanked me for our visit. Going to miss…
Awesome stuff here from Pete, pulling the curtain back on what it’s been like getting to know John Sterling over the years. It’s crazy to think that I’m 36 and he’s been a constant throughout my lifetime of listening to #Yankees game. https://t.co/GtG7ZvGLfB
I thought it was very cool to hear @WayneRandazzo and @brendanmburke pay homage to John Sterling last night by emulating his calls on their own broadcasts. @BrendanKutyNJ caught up with both of them. https://t.co/sPCGZnlY57
John Sterling may never call another Yankees game, but his legend lived on in a pair of broadcast booths the night he announced his retirement. @BrendanKutyNJ on how his fellow broadcasters paid tribute to the 85-year-old legend Monday ⤵️ https://t.co/d2JqbWfO2e
Also, Jerry Recco on FAN morning show did a nice job by playing Sterling from nearly 50 years ago, calling a goal with his Isles signature and then Brendan Burke's https://t.co/TebtGNAFkC
One of a kind: John Sterling’s most unique style…https://t.co/ij6tnHCCDI via @NorthJersey
Never met John Sterling, but I’ll share this story. Many years ago, he called my cell phone out of the blue to compliment me on a Jets story he had read. It always meant a lot that he took the time to track down my number and make the call. Congrats on a legendary run, John! ⚾️🎤
New York Yankees' Longtime Broadcaster Announces Sudden Retirement https://t.co/HFBRYOOzJm https://t.co/69GFhHB2Gh
This was one of the most fun columns I’ve ever done, almost five years ago, walking with John Sterling through the machinations of creating a home run call. #Yankees https://t.co/UEP9ByWGtM
1/2 As John Sterling is retiring as @Yankees voice, Baltimoreans of a certain age might remember him as a radio (WCBM, WFBR) & TV (WJZ) talk show voice in the mid to late-1960s before he called Morgan State football, Bullets basketball & postgame @Orioles radio talk ... @WFAN660 https://t.co/pGIL63LaAN
John Sterling called 5,060 consecutive games from September 1989 to July 2019. https://t.co/FH15u6uAS5
The #HochyPokey: Thoughts on tonight’s game and the retirement of John Sterling #yankees https://t.co/NCrHBikcTr
This is a sad day. John Sterling was one of the last remaining things that made the Yankees feel like the Yankees. He’s been a part of my life since I was 10. He belongs in Monument Park. He belongs in Cooperstown, too. https://t.co/weZsm1kj0j
Carlos Mendoza took a moment during his postgame press conference tonight to acknowledge retiring Yankees broadcaster John Sterling: "This is a guy that was very good to me," Mendoza said. "I wish him nothing but the best."
Suzyn Waldman reflected on the retirement of John Sterling, who was her radio partner for two decades. "Nothing will ever be the same." @GaryHPhillips https://t.co/pQnK4hbtzW
Derek Jeter congratulates John Sterling on ‘amazing career’ after Yankees retirement news https://t.co/ErNcr413tJ https://t.co/pNZR1zVzjF
Congrats to John on a long and illustrious career. As a Red Sox fan, there’s no call I dreaded more than tttthhheee Yankees win! https://t.co/hMEIZOzdw2
Yankees’ Aaron Judge, Anthony Volpe cherish their John Sterling home run calls: ‘Outsmarts us’ https://t.co/C4ms8sNQQA https://t.co/72S6pQmeNF
And good for @brendanmburke, paying homage to John with that call of the fourth #Isles goal. Pitch perfect. https://t.co/QGGoLnfNSp
#Isles broadcaster @brendanmburke with a tribute to legendary broadcaster John Sterling with an "Islanders Goal, Islanders Goal, Islanders Goal" call after Kyle MacLean scored. Sterling, who called Islanders games in 70s, is retiring after a marvelous career.
John Sterling speaks out on his Yankees retirement: ‘Wasn’t hard at all’ https://t.co/TYPxpVTU5x https://t.co/shBYCi0cuw
“I have been fortunate” - John Sterling reflects on 36 years as radio voice of the Yankees https://t.co/tQp69f8Iwn
Theeeeeeeeeeeee Yankees Radio is retireeeeeeeeeeing. #JohnSterling https://t.co/C4crrIwsSE
'His voice is legendary': Reactions to John Sterling's retirement announcement | @eboland11 https://t.co/tXn0PleX41
My column for @TBNSports from Toronto: John Sterling calls it a career, and you have to salute voice of the #Yankees' modern dynasty. Said Aaron Boone: "He'll be forever – forever – connected to the Yankees as a voice of generations." https://t.co/H0yqNY0fOq
A classic from the @MLB archives: John Sterling called every inning, every pitch, of Derek Jeter's career. https://t.co/F6vl1aazlb
"There will never be another." Reflections on the career of John Sterling: https://t.co/cXKAHY56YU
Michael Kay says John Sterling isn't retiring for health reasons, he just thought it was time John Sterling will be 86 on July 4th https://t.co/098obFl5SV
The SNY booth paid tribute to John Sterling, who announced his retirement earlier today. "He was one of a kind, and we love him." https://t.co/Az2cB5zSpq
John Sterling loved home run-hitting teams because they allowed him to do what he called "my act." Aaron Judge: "The home run calls he comes up with, we’ll be sitting on the bus whenever we trade for someone new or it’s someone’s first game, we’ll always go back and forth –…
Congrats to John Sterling on an amazing career. I’ve had the pleasure of listening to and working with John for decades. He is a major part of Yankee history and will be greatly missed.
"John Sterling has retired" https://t.co/KDVd0H9cAj
Michael Kay has one John Sterling regret as Yankees legend’s career ends abruptly https://t.co/Rb36bh2FS1 https://t.co/iLk5O8f0sy
Will there ever be as much of a tribute to someone in sports as bad at his job as John Sterling? Enjoy retirement. I’ll enjoy someone telling me what’s actually happening in the game.
Really a sad day for NY sports. I remember first day I saw John Sterling at a #yankees game. It was like being in the presence of baseball royalty. https://t.co/T9WaYGzU83
Congratulations to John Sterling on his retirement: an alltime great radio play by play man, a mensch and a lover of newspapers. It’s been quite a run!!
There will never be another John Sterling. https://t.co/atLXeLr7Mb
What I remember about growing up listening to John Sterling do Isles and Nets games on YMCA. "Islanders Goal" (yelled 3 times) Fact he never said Julius and Erving together. Growing up on Lower East Side, I thought they were separate Jewish players. I related to that.
Suzyn Waldman on John Sterling's retirement: "Nothing will ever be the same. It can't be. Life goes on, and we all go on, but nothing will ever be the same."
John Sterling. Thank you. You made baseball and the #Yankees a better place to listen to baseball games.
5 iconic John Sterling videos to prove why Yankees fans loved the legendary announcer https://t.co/pLiyydqhzH https://t.co/qbURCvSldv
John Sterling is exactly what you want your teams voice to be. Passionate, loyal, authentic, proud, unique-a person who feels what the fan does. Happy for you John. Enjoy-you have earned it.
John Sterling retiring, effective immediately. End of an era.
My brother and I would head upstairs early at night & turn on the radio just to hear John Sterling say "Islander goal...Islander goal....Islander goal." He was always a true gentleman in the press box. BROADCAST: Islanders v Flyers, 1978 https://t.co/uvnKxF1qXf via @YouTube
John Sterling spoke with Sports Illustrated on Monday night about why he has decided to call it quits https://t.co/LQLqnGhfbL
Aaron Boone did a John Sterling "THERE IT GOES deep to left" impression talking to media in #Yankees dugout. Of the voice's retirement, he said, "I'm bummed out about it,sad about it but certainly I just want him to be in a good spot and healthy moving forward." (1/2
An absolute legend, no question. Used to listen to John as often as I could here on @WGR550 - loved his calls, his creativity, the baritone. Wish him nothing but the best in retirement. https://t.co/KonzPYHo6Q
WATCH: Hear John Sterling's last Yankees home run call before retirement, a Giancarlo Stanton grand slam https://t.co/k4qfDwEx9F
Legend. Like Phil Rizzuto, a huge part of my childhood. God bless. He'll be missed. https://t.co/3RUSbnBZYY
Congrats to John Sterling on one heck of a run. https://t.co/yDcLbYmWQJ
MLB fans share emotional reactions to Yankees broadcaster John Sterling’s retirement https://t.co/TEIKN2oWJx
John Sterling. Thank you.
For me, John Sterling will forever be the man whose signature call of “ISLANDER GOAL! ISLANDER GOAL!” brought so much happiness to me in the days before we had cable TV. That I grew up to call him a friend is one of the many stunning blessings I’ve received in this career.
One of the best parts of covering the Yankees for the NY Daily News was the old "Daily News Fifth," a half-inning in the radio booth during games. Got to know John Sterling that way and it was a treat. All the best in retirement to one of the best dinner companions around!
We will never hear anyone make more out of the word “the” than John Sterling. Best wishes in retirement https://t.co/9KvDHRPhW7
Here is hoping that JOHN STERLING legendary voice of the @Yankees can enjoy his retirement with health & happiness . May GOD BLESS him. @RealMichaelKay . https://t.co/4RvKd2bcsC
All the best to John Sterling, what a career. A true original.
That time John Sterling got emotional talking about how kind people are to him https://t.co/wiAINLo8GN
The voice of my childhood! So many great memories spent listening to his commentary and so many amazing Yankee moments that he managed to capture perfectly. What a career! https://t.co/gjBMGzjgMK
John Sterling is responsible for what, in my mind, is a top 5 baseball call of the last 50 years. His call of Rick Camp's 18th inning at-bat and eventual home run is simply masterclass. It's tremendous stuff. https://t.co/jn3bM8sfqV
Here's the final call of John Sterling's career - Dennis Santana striking out Cavan Biggio. Sterling's final game was on April 7, 2024. The Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 8-3 https://t.co/RZaMbkaTxU
As a Yankees fan kid without cable, John Sterling was my first favorite broadcaster. Even as a kid, I preferred Michael Kay on play-by-play so Sterling could freestyle. In a way that was entirely different from, say, Vin Scully. A legend leaves the booth. https://t.co/X9Dp2SRljj
oh wow... what would Sterling use for the home run call of his own retirement / what will the New York Post sports page's headline be tomorrow? I gotta go with "JOHN GONE" https://t.co/n5CW2Fz6YW
One of the great joys of my career was sharing the broadcast booth nightly with John & Suzyn for the Daily News 5th. Two of the best in the business and even better friends. Wishing John as much happiness in retirement as he’s had in the booth. (📸: Last night at the old Stadium) https://t.co/92ExOgifCS
I think John Sterling is the first generational institution announcer who I remember from before he took the job that gave him his greatest fame. First encountered him doing Braves games on TBS. It’s like knowing Ernie Harwell with the Brooklyn Dodgers or something.
A statement from John Sterling, who has officially retired effective immediately (via @Feinsand) https://t.co/RrPFKfYR93
On a personal note, I used to listen with my dad to John's sports radio talk show (one of the first) on WMCA in the 1970s. His 1st year as NYY play-by-play (1989) was my 1st on the NYY beat. And John LOVED newspapers and sports sections and championed both. #Godspeed https://t.co/56WXKXwRy1
John Sterling.. Is retiring? Just.. outta nowhere? 😭
We throw around the word “legend” a lot. John Sterling is a legend. His impact on the game will live forever. https://t.co/pFXTVXH37X
An iconic voice in baseball and, more specifically, to Yankees fans. https://t.co/OJSzXEmQ6s
Need a John Sterling 30 for 30 https://t.co/LiAcE4pVn2
John Sterling will be recognized in a pregame press conference on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. He will also visit the WFAN booth during the game.
Here’s hoping that John Sterling hosts the Yankeeography on John Sterling.
John Sterling to hold press conference on his future as Yankees' lead radio voice https://t.co/v91EKaiTpo via @sportswatch
Possible John Sterling retirement announcement coming on Friday, @AndrewMarchand reports. Would be sad to see him go — John is truly one of a kind. https://t.co/fTXoRvQfJD
He's 85 and still awesome. I'll always hear his voice when thinking about some of my favorite Yankees memories. Here's to a fantastic career! 🍻⚾️ 🧢 https://t.co/KiZK7p6cZk
Yankees voice John Sterling expected to retire this week due to health concerns https://t.co/SMm7Leb7Aa https://t.co/XuYS2hKlzN
John Sterling, Yankees' legendary broadcaster, says he has decided to call it a career https://t.co/Q6JVsxv9wv via @NorthJersey
All the best to the great John Sterling with his health
Indeed, the plan "right now" is for John Sterling to hold a press conference Friday at Yankee Stadium to announce his retirement from calling Yankees games on radio, confirming initial report from @AndrewMarchand #ewtcsm
Legendary Yankees broadcaster John Sterling has decided to call it a career... https://t.co/tXeeG9vrSs via @northjersey
John Sterling news instant reaction https://t.co/vbTXnMNEuG
BREAKING: The legendary radio voice of the Yankees, John Sterling, is planning to hold a news conference Friday where he is expected to announce plans on his future, he told The Athletic. @AndrewMarchand has more ⤵️ https://t.co/axzOeQpCqo https://t.co/5dJOCH7zjR
Flipped to a Yankees game on the radio a couple days ago and Sterling wasn’t calling the game — sounded wrong. Had a visceral reaction to change the channel. This is a sad day. He’s fantastic. Love all his quirks and his voice is incredible. https://t.co/fSfkyFTVyg
John Sterling will hold a press conference Friday with immediate retirement as a possibility due to health concerns, per @AndrewMarchand https://t.co/UDe6NM987q
NEWS: Legendary Yankees broadcaster John Sterling is expected to hold a press conference Friday with retirement a strong possibility, The Athletic has learned. https://t.co/xukRr7hOj8