Every week on the Aflac New York Yankees Show, we will be spotlighting current or former Yankee players and coaches with a series of awards. From defensive gems and milestones to walk-off home runs and clutch saves, if a Yankee does something important, you’ll hear about it on our show.

AFLAC Amazing Athlete: Giancarlo Stanton’s long home run in the top of the ninth inning ignited a comeback for the Yankees that led to a 6-4 victory over Toronto, which kept the Blue Jays from sweeping the Yankees.

Atlas Fence All-Star: It bears repeating – John Sterling had a streak nearly twice as long as Cal Ripken’s. He broadcast, from September 1989 to July 2019, an astonishing 5,060 Yankees games in a row, spanning eras and witnessing all kinds of glory along the way.

CNY Sealing and Paving Defender: Victor Gonzalez, knocking the ball down with his glove, got the putout in the top of the ninth inning that preserved, for the Yankees, a tough 5-4 win over Tampa Bay and a series win at Yankee Stadium.

Holbrook Heating and Air Conditioning Archive: John Sterling was already an experienced play-by-play man with both the New York Islanders and Atlanta Braves when he arrived to the Yankees in 1989. A mere 5,631 broadcasts of Yankees games followed.

Byrne Dairy/Mooney Marketing Community Corner: Since John Sterling’s retirement was effective immediately, he was given a pregame tribute before a weekend game against Tampa Bay with messages from Derek Jeter, Paul O’Neill, Bernie Williams and past and present broadcast partners, too.

Nye Automotive Big Bat: Any time a Yankee player hit a home run since 1989, John Sterling often punctuated it with “It is high! It is far! It is gone!” Then offered up a turn of phrase or a song appropriate to the guy who hit it.

Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists Star: Clarke Schmidt gave the Yankees five valuable innings of pitching in a 3-2 victory at Cleveland that began a doubleheader sweep of the AL Central-leading Guardians.

Wilkins RV Rewind: All the events on the field, including taking two of three from the otherwise strong Cleveland Guardians, paled next to the announcement that long-time Yankees radio announcer John Sterling after 36 years spent in the Yankee broadcast booth.

U.S. Army Rising Star: Cody Poteet stepped up in the second game of a day-night doubleheader in Cleveland and pitched six innings for the Yankees that, with plenty of run support, led to an 8-2 victory over the Guardians.