John Sterling, Yankees radio legend, dies at 87

John Sterling died this morning. Reupping this from his retirement: defector.com/john-sterlin...

“ballgame over. yankees win! theeeee yankees win!” RIP john sterling, the voice of so many childhoods and the true spirit of the fans. we loved you so.

this is a beautiful obituary for john sterling. he still had people choosing to listen to baseball on the radio, an extraordinary feat. and he was always, always, unstoppably kind. www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...

John Sterling, whose tenure as the Yankees’ radio voice spanned more than three decades and five World Series wins, died Monday at the age of 87. Sterling spent 36 years as the Yankees’ play-by-play announcer, calling 5,060 consecutive games. www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...

Good morning. But it's not. We lost John Sterling and that really, really stinks.

not a real yankee fan unless you once thought you hated john sterling and then eventually realized you loved john sterling

The Yankees mourn the loss of legendary broadcaster John Sterling. Our thoughts are with John’s family, friends and loved ones at this time.

The Hall of Fame remembers John Sterling, who passed away Monday at the age of 87. The longtime voice of the Yankees called 5,426 regular season games and 225 postseason games, including five World Series titles, while providing the soundtrack to Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera's greatest moments.

RIP Sir. 🙏 John Sterling, whose mellifluous voice became the soundtrack of spring, summer and quite a few Octobers to generations of Yankees fans and who during one stretch broadcast 5,060 consecutive games, has died at 87 years old.

Breaking News: John Sterling, the over-the-top radio announcer who colorfully called Yankees games for more than 35 years, died at 87.

In an amazing July 4th ballgame, Atlanta #Braves pitcher Rick Camp hits an 18th inning HR on the morning of July 5th to tie the game vs. the New York #Mets! Classic call by John Sterling! (1985) #MLB #RIPJohnSterling

John Sterling was too long in the booth, and I never cared for his style. But I always felt somewhat guilty criticizing him, because his joy in it came through. He loved his kids, baseball, and old movies. He was never far from any of them, even at the end. I am thinking of his friend Waldman.

RIP to the voice of the New York Yankees, John Sterling. He will be dearly missed.

This one hurts. RIP to a legend. As a 90s kid in New York, John IS the Yankees to me as much as Ruth and Mantle and the rest of the guys in the history books. And once I joined YES, he always a friendly guy around the booth. Tough day, but it’ll be nice to celebrate John Sterling on a game day.

Boomer and Gio announce the passing of longtime New York Yankees radio announcer John Sterling. He was 87.