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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Abe Asher

Longtime Yankees baseball announcer gets hit with foul ball during live broadcast

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Longtime New York Yankees radio play-by-play man John Sterling was hit with a foul ball during the ninth inning of Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox – but managed to finish calling the game anyway.

Sterling, 84, has been a fixture of Yankees broadcasts for 1989 and is well known around baseball for his signature home run calls and enthusiasm for Yankee victories.

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