Yankees Announce Permanent Tribute to Legendary Broadcaster John Sterling The New York Yankees will honor the late John Sterling with memorial patches on their jerseys starting May 18. The team also paid tribute to Sterling by playing his iconic call after a recent win. Meanwhile, Cam Schlittler is the new favorite for the AL Cy Young Award, and Tanner Horner has been sentenced to death for the murder of Athena Strand. The New York Yankees have announced a permanent tribute to honor the late John Sterling, the legendary radio voice of the franchise. Starting May 18, the team will wear memorial patches on the sleeves of their jerseys, featuring a microphone above Sterling’s name. This patch will replace the “JS” logo that the Yankees began wearing on the back of their caps on Monday night. The club will continue to wear the “JS” caps until May 17 before transitioning to the uniform patches for the rest of the season. Sterling, who retired early in the 2024 season, called an impressive 5,426 regular-season games and 225 playoff games, leaving an indelible mark on Yankees history. His iconic calls, such as “Ballgame over!Yankees win! Thuuuuuuh Yankees win! ” have become synonymous with the team’s success. Following their victory over the Orioles on Monday night, the Yankees played Sterling’s legendary call, and both Aaron Judge and Aaron Boone expressed their desire to keep this tradition alive.Meanwhile, in other sports news, Cam Schlittler has emerged as the new favorite to win the AL Cy Young Award, just ahead of his Yankees teammate Max Fried. In unrelated news, Tanner Horner, the FedEx driver convicted of murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand, has been sentenced to death by lethal injection. The judge stated that Horner will face the wrath of God for his heinous crime.Additionally, Netflix has released a new adaptation of the classic novel “Lord of the Flies,” which explores the descent into anarchy among schoolchildren stranded on a tropical island