NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees will pay tribute to longtime radio play-by-play announcer John Sterling with a memorial patch on their uniform sleeves, the team announced on Tuesday.
Sterling died Monday. He was 87.
After announcing Sterling’s passing, the Yankees wore caps with “JS” stitching on the back of their hats for Monday’s 12-1 win against Baltimore.
Following the final out, the sound system blared Sterling’s voice booming “Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theee Yankees win!” just before the first strains of Frank Sinatra crooning “New York, New York.”
The Yankees will wear caps with Sterling’s initials through their game against the Mets on May 17 and start wearing the patch the following day against Toronto. The circular patch bears Sterling's name and microphone over a pinstriped backdrop.
“I love it,” manager Aaron Boone said after New York's 7-4 win over Texas. "Love it. The JS on the hat I know we're going to be wearing that for the next couple of weeks until they get lined up on the uniform. “I think it's appropriate certainly and glad we'll be able to honor his legacy throughout the rest of the season.”
He was known for extravagant, individualized home run calls and shouting “theee Yankees win!”
Sterling called 5,426 regular-season Yankees games and 225 more in the postseason from 1989 until his retirement in 2024.
His 36-year tenure included calling five World Series championships and a remarkable streak of announcing 5,060 consecutive games from September 1989 to July 2019.
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FILE - New York Yankees broadcasters John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman pose during a retirement ceremony for Sterling before a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, file)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A protester who camped out atop one of Washington’s bridges for five days came down Wednesday morning, ending his stand against AI and the war in Iran.
Guido Reichstadter, a Florida-based activist, was seen coming down from one of the arches of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge where he had been camped since May 1. His presence caused periodic traffic jams as Washington police closed lanes and negotiated with him.
Reichstadter’s X account showed photos from atop one of the arches where he had pitched a tent. He announced on the site Tuesday that he would be coming down and expected to be arrested.
“I hope that this action has offered something to motivate and inspire you, and that it can serve as fuel for greater commitment and action in the cause of peace and in the fight for our future,” he wrote.
Washington police charged Reichstadter with crowding, obstructing, or incommoding, unlawful entry and failure to obey an officer.
He staged a similar protest atop the same bridge in 2022 against a Supreme Court decision.
D.C. Fire and EMS, wheel Guido Reichstadter, 45, to an ambulance, Wednesday, May 6, 2026 in Washington. Reichstadter, who scaled to the top of the Frederick Douglass Bridge in Washington last week, has come down, after his 6-day protest. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree-Nikhinson)
Guido Reichstadter, 45, is seen on top of the Frederick Douglass Bridge, Wednesday, May 6, 2026 in Washington. Reichstadter has come down, after his 6-day protest. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree-Nikhinson)
Supporters of Guido Reichstadter, 45, are seen near the Frederick Douglass Bridge, Wednesday, May 6, 2026 in Washington. Reichstadter has come down, after his 6-day protest. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree-Nikhinson)
Guido Reichstadter, 45, is seen on top of the Frederick Douglass Bridge, Wednesday, May 6, 2026 in Washington. Reichstadter has come down, after his 6-day protest. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree-Nikhinson)
Emergency personnel remove Guido Reichstadter, 45, off the Frederick Douglass Bridge, Wednesday, May 6, 2026 in Washington. Reichstadter, who scaled to the top of the Frederick Douglass Bridge in Washington last week, has come down, after his 6-day protest. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree-Nikhinson)
