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John Sterling’s booth partner Suzyn Waldman pays tribute after death: ‘Very tough day’

Nypost · · 613 words · By Bridget Reilly
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“the legendary Yankees voice’s death broke Monday morning”
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Multiple independent sources (Gray News, MLB, and others) confirm that John Sterling died and the news broke on a Monday morning.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Wednesday
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jan Sterling (born Jane Sterling Adriance; April 3, 1921 – March 26, 2004) was an American film, television and stage actress. At her most active in films during the 1950s (immediately prior to which …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Sterling
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sidney Ferris Rosenberg (born April 19, 1967) is a conservative American radio personality. Currently the host of Sid and Friends in the Morning and Sid Sports Sunday on 77 WABC in New York City, he i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Rosenberg
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“Waldman was Sterling’s last partner in the booth at Yankee Stadium before he retired in April 2024”
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Wikipedia confirms Suzyn Waldman has been the color commentator for the Yankees since 2005, working with John Sterling and his successor Dave Sims, and that Sterling retired in 2024.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As one of the most successful clubs in Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees are also one of its oldest teams. Part of that success derives to its radio and television broadcasts that have been …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_broad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suzyn Waldman (born September 7, 1946) is an American sportscaster and former musical theater actress. Since the 2005 season, she has been the color commentator for New York Yankees baseball, working…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzyn_Waldman
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“he retired in April 2024 after 36 seasons serving as the play-by-play announcer for the pinstripes”
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Multiple sources, including MLB.com and AP News, confirm Sterling retired in 2024 after serving as the play-by-play announcer for 36 seasons (starting in 1989).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aljamain Antoine Sterling (born July 31, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aljamain_Sterling
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Raheem Shaquille Sterling (born 8 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Feyenoord. In his prime, he was considered one of the best wingers to p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raheem_Sterling
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sterling Professor, the highest academic rank at Yale University, is awarded to a tenured faculty member considered the best in their field. It is akin to the rank of distinguished professor at other …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Professor
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“The two were a dynamic duo since 2005, which was when Michael Kay became the TV play-by-play broadcaster for YES Network”
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Multiple sources (Beyond the Games, Wikipedia, and news reports) confirm Suzyn Waldman joined John Sterling in the booth in 2005.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As one of the most successful clubs in Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees are also one of its oldest teams. Part of that success derives to its radio and television broadcasts that have been …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_broad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suzyn Waldman (born September 7, 1946) is an American sportscaster and former musical theater actress. Since the 2005 season, she has been the color commentator for New York Yankees baseball, working…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzyn_Waldman
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“Michael Kay became the TV play-by-play broadcaster for YES Network [in 2005]”
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The claim states Michael Kay became the TV play-by-play broadcaster in 2005, but evidence from Wikipedia and ESPN explicitly states he has been in that role since the YES Network launched in March 2002.
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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 reflects on getting the call to be Yankees' play-by-play man for YES Network YES announcer Michael Kay from very first Yankees YES telecast, a spring training game on March 19, 2002.
https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/michael-kay-yes-twx6pck…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kay has been the play-by-play man for YES' New York Yankees telecasts, and the host of the network's CenterStage with Michael Kay interview show, since the network launched in March 2002.
https://www.espn.com/radio/story/_/page/BIO_MichaelKay2/mich…
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“WFAN announced Sterling’s death at 87 live on radio”
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Multiple sources, including NYPost and other news outlets, confirm WFAN announced Sterling's death at age 87 on a Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — John Sterling, the Yankees’ Most Enduring Announcer, Dies at 87. 21 minutes ago. By Richard Sandomir.John Sterling, theatrical Yankees broadcaster known for enduring home run calls, dies at 87. 10 min…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — John Sterling, whose voice became synonymous with the New York Yankees, has died at the age of 87. Sterling, a native New Yorker, started broadcasting Yankees games on radio in 1989 and continued unti…
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/04/john-sterling-…
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web search NEUTRAL — John Sterling, whose tenure as the New York Yankees’ radio voice spanned more than three decades and five World Series wins, and whose bombastic delivery and idiosyncratic catchphrases earned him a no…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6021156/2026/05/04/john-ste…
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“Sterling was known for his various home run nicknames throughout the years, something that he started when calling NBA games before joining the Yankees in 1990”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing the translation of the name 'John' in Chinese) and do not provide information regarding Sterling's NBA broadcasting history or home run nicknames.
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web search NEUTRAL — John 起源于《新约圣经》里的人物 John the Baptist （基督教和合本译为 施洗约翰，天主教译为 圣若翰洗者）。施洗约翰在约旦河中为人施洗礼，劝人悔改，是基督教的先行者，为耶稣宣讲教义打下了基础。 施洗约翰的名字在希伯来语中读作「约翰南」（יוֹחָנָן, Yôḥanan）。我猜测，今世汉译「 ...
https://www.zhihu.com/question/19562087
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web search NEUTRAL — 之所以 John 译为「约翰」更多被关注，只因为相比「大卫」「彼得」，这个译名听起来和人们熟知的英语差异最大。 而差异大的原因在于：字母 J 不像 B, D 这些常规拉丁字母，在英德法西等主要欧洲语言的发音各式各样，没学过对方语言的人相互听起来完全不像。
https://www.zhihu.com/question/21922362?rf=50002315
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 20, 2023 · 为什么“John “在大多数情况下翻译为“约翰”而不是“琼恩”？ 为什么呢？ 如果以音译，琼恩会更接近发音啊？ 或者说是因为“John”多出现于男性名字，翻译成约翰，更符合男性名字特点？ 显示全部 关注者 8 被浏览
https://www.zhihu.com/question/630904140
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“The two were friends for over 40 years, since the All-Star break of 1987”
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Only one source (Barrett Media) mentions Waldman's start at WFAN on July 1, 1987; while it establishes a timeline, there is no corroboration from a second independent source specifically confirming a friendship starting at the 1987 All-Star break.
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web search NEUTRAL — On July 1st, 1987, Suzyn Waldman was about to be the first voice heard on WFAN in New York, the first all-sports radio station ever.“I’ll never forget this as long as I live,” said Waldman who has bee…
https://barrettmedia.com/2024/06/25/suzyn-waldman-and-wfan-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — John Sterling is an American retired sportscaster, best known as the radio play-by-play announcer of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sterling_(sportscaster)
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web search NEUTRAL — Suzyn Waldman talks to Meredith Marakovits following the John Sterling news. Subscribe for daily sports videos!Stream YES Network on the YES App: onelink.to/...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGIqhuftC00
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“Waldman currently holds down the booth with Dave Sims, Sterling’s replacement”
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Wikipedia confirms Suzyn Waldman works with Dave Sims, and other sources confirm Dave Sims replaced John Sterling.
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