John Sterling retired from his role with WFAN calling New York Yankees games on the radio early last season after recognizing he just couldn't do the day-in, day-out grind of the job anymore.
For the remainder of the year, the Yankees rotated some fill-ins to Sterling's longtime chair in the booth to varying degrees of success. Sterling also returned to call postseason games. It was clear that WFAN needed to spend the offseason finding a long-term replacement for Sterling.
