{"id":690141,"date":"2026-05-04T14:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/690141\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:18:20","slug":"longtime-yankees-radio-voice-john-sterling-dies-at-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/690141\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Yankees radio voice John Sterling dies at 87"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">(Gray News) &#8211; Legendary sports broadcaster John Sterling has died, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLB\/status\/2051284245373411802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2051284245373411802%7Ctwgr%5Eb252272b71f0e9359e18f3c9db637b6a7d86dd3d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Fjohn-sterling-passes-away\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLB\/status\/2051284245373411802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2051284245373411802%7Ctwgr%5Eb252272b71f0e9359e18f3c9db637b6a7d86dd3d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Fjohn-sterling-passes-away\">MLB announced<\/a> Monday morning. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He was 87. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Sterling had a unique style and passion for play-by-play game calling for the New York Yankees from 1989 to 2024. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2009, file photo, New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling sits in...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SX2FFPVO4REXBGWW2HXW3XNTZA.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>FILE &#8211; In this Sept. 25, 2009, file photo, New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling sits in the booth before the Yankees&#8217; baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York. Sterling was helped out of his flooding car by Spanish radio play-by-play man Rickie Ricardo on Wednesday night, Sept. 1, 2021, after Sterling got stuck trying to drive home after a game. Sterling and Ricardo both called New York&#8217;s game at the Los Angeles Angels from Yankee Stadium because the radio crews have not resumed traveling with the team as part of COVID-19 protocols.(Bill Kostroun | AP Photo\/Bill Kostroun, File)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He called more than 5,400 regular-season Yankees games, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/yankees\/news\/john-sterling-passes-away\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/yankees\/news\/john-sterling-passes-away\">MLB reported<\/a>, and 225 more in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Sterling\u2019s career also included time with the Atlanta Braves and Hawks, the New York Nets and Islanders, and the Baltimore Bullets. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Gray Local Media, Inc. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Gray News) &#8211; Legendary sports broadcaster John Sterling has died, the MLB announced Monday morning. 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