This is the day I dreaded😢

5,420 regular season games. 211 post season games. 7 World Series. Why isn't John Sterling not in the Baseball Hall Of Fame? He should. I hope the Yankees rename the radio booth after John Sterling at Yankee Stadium. Thank you.

Thank you for doing that opening day of all his HR calls.. listened to them all on my drive

John youre a legend and we’ll miss ya

Thank you John. End of an era; enjoy your retirement

He can always temporarily unretire to call the Yankees World Series appearance this year.. 🙏

The best. Thank you for all the calls John, you will be greatly missed.

"Ball game over, WORLD SERIES OVER! YANKEES WIN DAAAA YANKEES WIN!" I'll never forger that call in 1998

Thank yew John🙌🙌🙌

Both sad and happy. Sad I won't hear him anymore, but happy he's happy.

Thank you for all the memories John. Top 3 best of all calls and you can debate all you want 1.) Bernie’s walk off HR game 1 of 96’ ALCS 2.) Tino’s game tying HR game 4 of 01’ World Series 3.) O’niell’s game ending catch in game 5 of 96’ World Series

Thanks for everything John. Enjoy your well deserved retirement. You’re a legend.

Me and John are 2 peas in the same pod. I said the same thing when I retired. I just don’t wanna do it anymore 🤣 I know the life I wanna live, it’s not waking up early and staying up late in the night. 💜 Godspeed John

It's like and end to an era ... John Sterling is a class act..

Any of you remember John calling NY Islanders games?

My first was "Bernie Goes Boom!" From then I was hooked. God Bless You Always. You deserve this and more. Enjoy the rest of your life

WHAT A GREAT MAN AND HE HAD THE VOICE OF YANKEE BASEBALL......

The best! ❤

The last of those smooth, polished, educated sports voices. He made things better. Bravo John!

Thanks for the memories❤

Like that big comfortable chair

86 God Bless You John. Before the Core Four and all those Pennants, it was “The Gutty Gritty Yankees” as John would say as they scratched out a win. He called hockey, basketball and was with Dale Murphy and the Braves broadcast. Give him a shift on the FAN or a special segment if he wants it guys.

Mets fan here..i still loved listening to John from time to time. He also did some NJ Nets games back in the 90's and he did an excellent job. Good luck John... ❤

As a tribute for him all the Yankees fans should do the Yankees win DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA YANKEES WIINNNN

'It isn't easy being Green, but Nick is having a heck of a night!' & 'A thrilla.....by Godzilla!' Are my standouts!

thank you john you have servied many generations i am a yaankees fan formany years

Because of John I would rather listen to games than watch them on TV. Thank you sir! God bless and enjoy your retirement. I wish I could be at The Stadium Saturday

I was 16 1/2 years old listening to the game on a small radio with aluminum foil on the end of the antenna. Yankees down by one run, bottom of the ninth. Ricky Henderson walked, and Don Mattingly hit a walk-off home run. First time I heard John Sterling's home run call. I have never stopped listening since, until now. Thank you, John, for an illustrious career. I hope you have a peaceful retirement. So many of us will miss you dearly.

On a hot July night in 1989 I had the game on in my upstairs bedroom while trying to sleep. The Yankees weren't good. It was stifling(no AC). I was 17 years old and really down in the dumps. All kinds of teen troubles were ratting around my brain. Then Sterling called a three run come from behind game winning( we didn't call them walk offs back then) blast by Jessie Barfield and it gave me a little hope. Today is a sad day. I'm going to miss you in the booth John.

His love for the game and the depth of his knowledge made him stand head and shoulders above every other announcer I hear.

One of a kind

I’m 25, John has been a staple throughout my whole life. Absolutely iconic figure

holy cow what a run...😂

Will miss you John .Keep in touch.

Respect!

Already miss him.

As a twins fan I hate the Yankees mostly cause they always whooped us lol but I always enjoyed his radio calls and he'll be missed for sure have a happy retirement sir 🎉

Class act.

IF the Yankees make the World Series it would be INCREDIBLE if John called the series or at least the home games one last time

Loved listening to Sterling and Susyn call the games for decades. It made the games so much more fun. But I have to wonder why John decided suddenly to retire during the season instead of finishing it out. Especially in a season where it seems that the Yankees could be a real contender.

Going to be missed Enjoy retirement

Lets face it.. the DON was slipping.. he will be missed.

Gio would make an amazing announcer.

Talked with John about Curley Culp in 1972 on WMCA

Goodbye John. You will be missed. "It is high. It is far. He is gone."

420 day for John

This one really hurt

😢😢😢

Like Bob Murphy retired. the Mets Broadcast and now . New York Yankees games never be the same.😢

Sad day 😭

End of an era 🎙️ incredibly sad 😔

For all his faults whenever a player hits his first hr I run to the radio to get the call

Shame Carton wasn’t around for this. They could go over John’s top calls through the years

I hate to see the great ones go, regardless of who they call games for. As a fan of the game, I'll miss hearing him. Very few broadcasters have the quality to attract listeners/viewers regardless of what teams are playing in the game. John is in that category.

📻 🧙‍♂️ ⚾

I guess he was talked into "one more season john" for the last few years.

TJ Rumfield promoted to triple-A. can he play 2nd and 1st base incase Gleyber and Rizzo needed some rest.

I suppose that I'm in the minority that prioritized accurate and timely calls over self promotion. I tune into a ballgame to follow the players, not to hear the announcer make the show about him and his schtick. Still, I tip my hat to his years of commitment to the organization and wish him well in his retirement.

This is going to be like the dodgers when scully retire the Dodgers went on to win the WS

About time. If I made as many errors every day at my job as he does, I'd have been fired long ago. He seems to be a very nice man, I wish him a long and happy retirement. Now lets rid ourselves of Suzyn Waldman and put two pros in that radio booth.

Never heard of the guy.

Seems very odd that Sterling retired with no notice. Something’s going on that we don’t know.

If these guys were smart they’d have Sterling on as a guest as the season progresses. They just got the green light to do so.

Tiki played football to get access to the locker room showers

Finally.................. I lost count of the times that I switched to the other team announcers, because I was so tired of Sterling missing calls and bungling players names and info during the games. Now get rid of Waldman. Hoping Michael Kay gets the job & is not locked into a contract w/YES GO YANKEES!!!!

Wish he had done this a couple years earlier. He hasn't been sharp the last three years. He will be missed.

He had enough of waldman

FINALLY - long over due - wishing him well but listening to him on the radio calling Yankees games was painful -- get in the car - driving - turn on the radio - what do i hear? - long pauses of silence with only the sound of the fans in the ball park -- not a word - so i knew - oh so Sterling is calling the game tonight lol - hitters come up - he doesn't tell you how they did in their previous at bats - and try getting the score out of Sterling - like pulling teeth - brutal - enjoy your retirement - i know i will lol

This is a disaster.

He should've retired during the offseason or at the end of this season.

'Arotund" voice..it's A ROTUND VOICE.

Seems very strange that he would choose to retire this way out of the clear blue sky and immediately. All the reasons why he is retiring could have been made at the end of last season or any previous year. You mean just doing home games now is not good for him? Why start 2 weeks of this season and then suddenly retire immediately? Something seems fishy about this.

Guys a legend. No doubt. But asap?! Something ain’t right. Hate to say it but it’s the society we live in

Evan looks gruesome.

Thank God! I cannot stand John Sterling and his cheeseball HR calls. Its embarrassing. Can we get rid of Suzyn Waldman too?

Man just want to retire lol hes old it makes sense. He doesnt have to explain nothing 😂

I can’t wait till Yankee boy, kay retires. He’s so two face and always counting peoples pockets , always smh lol.

John Sterling is a schill for the Yankees. He is a loud mouth. No class. I'll take Red Barber and Mel Allen any day! Even Vin Scully. Good riddance to Sterling.