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New York Yankees Radio Play-By-Play Voice John Sterling Retires


New York Yankees radio play-by-play voice John Sterling, 85, is retiring effective immediately, the team and broadcaster both confirmed Monday.

New York Yankeesradio play-by-play voice John Sterling, 85, is retiring effective immediately, the team and broadcaster both confirmed Monday. Officials with the ballclub and WFAN-AM, where Yankee games are heard in the New York area, had expected Sterling to retire due to health reasons, but they had been leaving the timing of the decision up to him. “John informed and entertained, and he exemplified what it means to be a New Yorker with an unapologetic and boisterous style that exuded his passion for baseball, broadcasting and the New York Yankees.

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