Saying goodbye to the Yankee broadcaster with the legendary calls

NPR | By Megan Lim,

Justine Kenin

Published May 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM EDT

New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling has died at age 87. He started as the team's play-by-play announcer in 1989, and he called every game until he missed his first one in 2019.

Megan Lim

Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered. She joined NPR in 1999 as an intern. Nothing makes her happier than getting a book in the right reader's hands – most especially her own.

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