John Sterling surprised a lot of people when he announced his retirement from the Yankees broadcast booth just a few weeks into the 2024 season.
Sterling was the voice of the Yankees on the radio for 36 years.
He’s been in a broadcast booth for more than five decades.
Sterling has had so many memorable home run calls, plus his infamous “The Yankees win” call.
He joined Jon Heyman and guest co-host Mike Vaccaro on a new episode of “The Show” podcast.
“The Show” podcast with Jon Heyman of & guest co-host Mike Vaccaro:
- METS & YANKEES: Reasons for Mets positivity despite being eight games under .500. Yankees keep playing well, despite losing series to Dodgers.
John Sterling Interview:
Former Yankees radio voice
- RETIREMENT: What are you doing now in retirement? What happened? What was the reasoning?
- FANS: They have been so nice to him. Owe an awful lot to the fanbase.
- HOME RUN CALLS: Some of your favorite home run calls and when they started. Supposed to make people smile or chuckle.
- BROADCASTING INSPIRATIONS: Who were some of your play-by-play inspirations?
- KAY & WALDMAN: The story behind Michael Kay getting the job. His relationship with Suzyn Waldman in the broadcast booth.
- GEORGE STEINBRENNER: John shares stories about Steinbrenner and their strong relationship.
- CRITICS: How did he deal with critics who wrote and said bad things about him?
- POTENTIAL REPLACEMENT: Kids doing a great job.
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