Derek Jeter pays tribute to John Sterling after Yankees broadcaster’s death: ‘Will be deeply missed’

Nypost · May 04, 2026 · 387 words · By Christian Arnold

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What to know about Obituary/Tribute

The death of Yankees broadcaster John Sterling has led to a flood of tributes from colleagues, baseball fans and the players whose careers his voice was the soundtrack to.

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The death of Yankees broadcaster John Sterling has led to a flood of tributes from colleagues, baseball fans and the players whose careers his voice was the soundtrack to.

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Try it freeThat included four-time World Series winner and former Yankees captain Derek Jeter, who took to social media Monday to share his memories of the legendary baseball announcer.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Sterling’s longtime broadcast partner Suzyn Waldman paid tribute to him in a post on social media”

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Wikipedia and multiple web search results confirm Suzyn Waldman was Sterling's longtime broadcast partner and that she paid tribute to him following his death.

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web search NEUTRAL — Suzyn Waldman (born September 7, 1946)[1] is an American sportscaster and former musical theater actress.[2] Since the 2005 season, she has been the color commentator for New York Yankees baseball, wo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzyn_Waldman

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web search NEUTRAL — After the announcement of John Sterling's death, long-time Yankees broadcasting partner Suzyn Waldman speaks about him.
https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Longtime New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling died Monday at the age of 87.His broadcast partner, Suzyn Waldman, said his iconic calls came from the heart and were never written down.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2026/05/04…

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Claim 2: “The death of Yankees broadcaster John Sterling”

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Multiple independent sources, including AOL, a news report mentioning WFAN, and Wikipedia, confirm the death of John Sterling at age 87.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees Radio Network is an Audacy-owned radio network that broadcasts New York Yankees baseball games to 19 stations across 5 states. The network's flagship station is WFAN, which succee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees_Radio_Network

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Yankees season was the 122nd season for the New York Yankees franchise. On September 7, the Yankees won their 82nd game of the season, thus extending their streak of winning seasons …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_York_Yankees_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Sterling (né Sloss; July 4, 1938 – May 4, 2026) was an American sportscaster, best known as the radio play-by-play announcer of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2024. St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sterling_(sportscaster)

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Claim 3: “Alex Rodriguez described him as “one of one” in a post on X”

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Only one web search result explicitly mentions Alex Rodriguez describing Sterling as 'one of one' in a post on X. Other results for A-Rod are unrelated.

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web search NEUTRAL — John Sterling and Derek Jeter are pictured in September 2022. Charles Wenzelberg. Other former Yankees took to social media as well to pay tribute to Sterling. Alex Rodriguez described him as “one of …
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/sports/derek-jeter-pays-tribut…

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web search NEUTRAL — Elton John singing Goodbye England's Rose, the re-written version of Candle in the Wind for the occasion of Princess Diana's funeral, in 1997.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg_MIysNGIU

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web search NEUTRAL — Is Alex Rodriguez ready to move on after his breakup from Jennifer Lopez? It certainly seems like it based on his recent Instagram activity.And that same day Rodriguez took to Instagram to post about……
https://www.glamour.com/story/alex-rodriguez-posted-a-crypti…

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Claim 4: “Sterling was behind the mic for the entirety of Jeter’s major league career”

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Wikipedia confirms Jeter spent his entire 20-year career with the Yankees, and another source confirms Sterling was the radio announcer from 1989 to 2024. Since Sterling's tenure (1989-2024) completely overlaps Jeter's career (1995-2014), the claim is verified.

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web search NEUTRAL — Derek Jeter played 20 seasons. Is Derek Jeter in the Hall of Fame?Derek Jeter had a .310 average over his career. How many teams has Derek Jeter played for?
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jeterde01.shtml

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web search NEUTRAL — Derek Sanderson Jeter, nicknamed "the Captain", is an American former professional baseball player, businessman, and baseball executive. A shortstop, Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Jeter

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Claim 5: “four-time World Series winner and former Yankees captain Derek Jeter, who took to social media Monday to share his memories of the legendary baseball announcer”

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Wikipedia confirms Derek Jeter was the New York Yankees captain and played his entire career with the team. A news source confirms he is a four-time World Series winner and posted a tribute on social media.

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web search NEUTRAL — That included four-time World Series winner and former Yankees captain Derek Jeter, who took to social media Monday to share his memories of the legendary baseball announcer.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/sports/derek-jeter-pays-tribut…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Oakland A's honored Derek Jeter on Sunday by donating $10,002 to Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation and gifting him a Napa Valley vacation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg3g8Ux264M

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Claim 6: “The two were radio partners from 1992-2001 when the Yankees had their radio broadcasts on 770 AM WABC”

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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of Bible verses from John 1, which are completely irrelevant to the broadcasters. No factual evidence regarding the 1992-2001 radio partnership on WABC was found in the provided results.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Word Became Flesh - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1&version=…

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web search NEUTRAL — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was mad…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+1&version=…

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web search NEUTRAL — Search for Bible passages in multiple languages and versions to read, study, and explore Scripture conveniently.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/

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Claim 7: “Michael Kay, the television voice of the Yankees”

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Wikipedia and MLB.com explicitly identify Michael Kay as the television play-by-play broadcaster for the New York Yankees on the YES Network.

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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Kay (born February 2, 1961) [1][2] is an American sports broadcaster who is the television play-by-play broadcaster of the New York Yankees and host of CenterStage on the YES Network, and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kay_(sports_broadcaste…

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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Kay is the Emmy Award-winning Yankees play-by-play announcer for the YES Network who also hosts the network's CenterStage series and its various programming specials. The 2025 season will be h…
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/team/broadcasters

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web search NEUTRAL — NEW YORK — After more than three decades as the voice of the New York Yankees, Michael Kay is thinking about what's next—and how long he wants to keep going. Kay, 64, who has served as the Yankees' le…
https://pinstripesnation.com/yankees-michael-kay-hints-at-re…

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