Legendary New York Yankees announcer John Sterling, who stepped away from the radio booth in April after 36 years, may return to call the postseason.
after 36 years as the radio voice of the Yankees, could return to call the club's games in the 2024 postseason,
Marchand reports that Sterling is expected to discuss a potential postseason return with Audacy New York president Chris Oliviero in the coming days. However, WFAN, the radio network that produces the broadcasts, would more than likely require the 86-year-old Sterling to commit to both home and road playoff games.for each Yankees player, retired immediately in April due to health and travel concerns, despite being offered a reduced role by the club.
"I did it all wrong," Sterling said back in April. "I should've quit on March 1 or March 15. But I decided I'd do one exhibition game, which was useless. As you well know. And then we went on that long trip. We went to Houston and Arizona. Boy, I knew that was it. I didn't want to work every day. And I told you how long I've been working. If you work 64 years and on your next birthday you're going to be 86, I think it's time.
Sterling had called 5,060 consecutive games from 1989 to 2019. While the itch to broadcast and be part of a deep Yankees playoff run may draw Sterling back to the booth this fall, he is still expected to resume his retirement afterwards. Sterling, alongside longtime partner Suzyn Waldman, called the fourth and fifth innings of the Yankees' 9-5 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage.
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