John Sterling, Iconic Yankees Voice, Dies at 87
The voice of Yankees baseball for 37 years, Sterling's iconic home run call defined a generation of New York radio broadcasting.

John Sterling, the voice of Yankees baseball for 37 years, has died at 87. His iconic call—"It is HIGH, it is FAR, it is GONE"—became synonymous with Yankees home runs and defined an era of MLB radio broadcasting. Sterling's voice was the soundtrack to Yankees baseball across four decades.



















