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John Sterling

American sports broadcaster

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born: 1938
died: 2026
age at death: 87
known for: sports commentator

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John Sterling was an American sportscaster, best known as the radio play-by-play announcer of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1989 to 2024. Sterling called 5,060 consecutive Yankees games from 1989 to 2019.

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