Yankees radio legend John Sterling dead at 87

New York Yankees radio legend John Sterling has died, New York’s WFAN Sports Radio announced Monday. He was 87 years old.

“We are devastated to learn of the passing of John Sterling, a WFAN and Yankees radio icon whose voice was synonymous with an entire generation of Yankee fandom,” the radio station wrote on social media.

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FILE – In this Sept. 25, 2009, file photo, New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling sits in the stand before the Yankees’ baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, file)

Sterling suffered a heart attack in January and was reportedly in good spirits. He retired from broadcasting in April 2024 after 64 years in the industry.

The sports world mourned the loss of Sterling on social media.

Since 1989, Sterling has graced New York’s airwaves as the voice of the Yankees, which included multiple World Series titles.

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Yankees broadcaster John Sterling arrives at the screening of the film ‘2009 World Series: Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees” at the Ziegfeld Theater on November 23, 2009 in New York. (Henry S. Dziekan III/Getty Images)

“It’s high, it’s far, here we go!” is something Yankees fans have heard for decades, and Sterling usually followed it up with specific calls for each player, including: “It’s an A-bomb from A-Rod” for Alex Rodriguez and “Here comes the judge!” for Aaron Judge.

Sterling began his broadcasting career as a play-by-play announcer for the NBA’s Baltimore Bullets in 1970. He started in the New York area when he became the broadcaster for the New York Stars of the World Hockey Association. He was also the playmaker for the New York Islanders and New York Nets of the American Basketball Association.

New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling speaks with Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees before the game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on April 20, 2024, in New York, New York. (New York Yankees/Getty Images)

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He spent years on the airwaves in Atlanta before returning to New York to broadcast Yankees games. He called over 5,000 consecutive games for the Yankees from 1989 through July 4-7, 2019. He began working a reduced schedule in 2022 before retiring in 2024.