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Saying goodbye to the Yankee broadcaster with the legendary calls

NPR | By Megan Lim,
Justine Kenin
Published May 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM PDT

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.

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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.