'Ow, ow, ow, it really hit me,' Sterling said after Red Sox hitter Justin Turner fouled off a pitch that went into the booth.
"Ow, ow, ow, it really hit me," Sterling said after Red Sox hitter Justin Turner fouled off a pitch that went into the booth.Rich Schultz / Getty Images fileVeteran New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling was back behind the microphone on Sunday, apparently no worse for wear after he was struck in the head by a foul ball.ninth inning of New York's winThe ball ricocheted into the booth and struck the 84-year-old Sterling in the head and he couldn't hide the pain.
"Now the 3-2 , swung up a pop foul back here," Sterling called before the ball bounced into the booth and into his head."Ow, ow, ow, it really hit me! I didn't know it was coming back that far." Sterling kept his composure and moments later, Turner grounded out to end the game, launching the veteran radio man into his signature, elongated call:"Ball game over. Yankees win. Theeee Yankees win."
Sterling was back at the mic on Sunday and his broadcast partner Suzyn Waldman presented him with that infamous ball, with a bandage on it and autograph from Turner.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
John Sterling gets struck by foul ball during Yankees broadcastJohn Sterling wasn’t going to let a mere foul ball stop him on Saturday.
Read more »
Listen to Yankees announcer John Sterling getting nailed in the forehead by a foul ballNew York Yankees announcer John Sterling is nothing if not a professional.
Read more »
Yankees broadcaster John Sterling hit with foul ball, continues commentary'Ow! Ow! Ow! It really hit me, I didn't know it was coming back that far,' Sterling said on the air.
Read more »
Yankees legendary broadcaster John Sterling bloodied after foul ball strikes him in boothWhen Red Sox slugger Justin Turner hit a foul ball in the bottom of the ninth on Saturday night, Yankees broadcaster John Sterling didn't think it was going to hit him in the head.
Read more »
Yankees broadcaster John Sterling healthy, receives signed ball from Justin Turner after hit in head by foul ballNew York Yankees play-by-play announcer John Sterling is totally fine.
Read more »
John Sterling says getting hit by foul ball was ‘very good thing’ as video is releasedIt was the John Sterling video that everyone had been asking for and the update everyone was hoping to hear
Read more »