{"id":2557,"date":"2026-05-04T18:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2026-05-04T18:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:56:18","slug":"sports-world-reacts-to-legendary-baseball-announcers-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/sports-media\/sports-world-reacts-to-legendary-baseball-announcers-passing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports World Reacts To Legendary Baseball Announcer&#8217;s Passing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former New York Yankees radio announcer John Sterling, who called more games for the storied baseball franchise than anyone else in the team&#8217;s history, died at the age of 87 <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/yankees\/news\/john-sterling-passes-away\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to the team<\/a>.\u00a0 Many in the baseball world too to traditional and social media to remember him.<\/p>\n<h2>Remembering The Long-Time Voice Of Yankees Baseball<\/h2>\n<p>Sterling&#8217;s long-time partner Suzyn Waldman, who has continued to call games on WFAN with Sterling&#8217;s successor Dave Sims, called in to the station&#8217;s midday show with Evan Roberts and Shaun Morash to talk about his legacy behind the microphone.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B110HMsbAVM?si=rSeoFu6QuMxqPlEq\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Former Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who is now working for Fox Sports, called Sterling &#8220;a true ambassador for the game,&#8221; and mentioned how good the broadcaster was to him while he was a player.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">John Sterling was one of one. I loved him, and I\u2019ll always be grateful for how good he was to me throughout my career.<\/p>\n<p>No one loved baseball more than John. He was a true ambassador for the game, beloved and revered by everyone who knew him or heard his voice. I\u2019ll never forget\u2026 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mPMqw5iFRV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/mPMqw5iFRV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AROD\/status\/2051342120460669439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Sterling was best known for his time in New York, he also spent a significant portion of his career at Atlanta broadcasting games for the Atlanta Hawks and Braves.\u00a0 The Hawks expressed their condolences for &#8220;a legendary voice in sports.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In loving memory of John Sterling, a legendary voice in sports whose career spanned many years, including nearly a decade with the Atlanta Hawks \u2764\ufe0f <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/05O9Sk7oXl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/05O9Sk7oXl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATLHawks\/status\/2051317864678711588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Atlanta Braves mourn the passing of longtime Yankees and former Braves broadcaster John Sterling. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HBfU4QVHks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HBfU4QVHks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Braves\/status\/2051300595751940356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And current Yankees captain Aaron Judge took to Instagram to remember Sterling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/05\/IMG_2798.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1179\" height=\"1419\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/05\/IMG_2798.webp 1179w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/05\/IMG_2798-768x924.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former New York Yankees radio announcer John Sterling, who called more games for the storied baseball franchise than anyone else in the team&#8217;s history, died at the age of 87 according to the team.\u00a0 Many in the baseball world too to traditional and social media to remember him. 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