Yankees: The ultimate list of John Sterling’s home run calls

ALEX RODRIGUEZ: “IT’S AN A-BOMB, FROM A-ROD!”

It’s one of the more generic calls, however, one the most often called by John Sterling, given the number of home runs Alex Rodriguez clobbered during his 12 seasons in pinstripes.

Sterling was able to break out this call 351 times over 12 seasons, as Rodriguez went on to win multiple MVP awards (2005, 2007) for the Bombers, and was a key component to the Yankees 2009 Postseason success, launching three game-tying homers in October, including two against the Twins in the American League Division Series.

Sterling got to call important “A-Bombs”, milestone “A-Bombs” and even historic “A-Bombs” from 2004 to 2016, including Rodriguez’s 400th, 500th and 600th career homers, as well as the slugger’s 3,000th career hit, which came on July 12, 2015 against future hall of fame pitcher, Justin Verlander.

ROBINSON CANO: “ROBBIE CANO, DON’T YA KNOW?!”

One of the more catchier calls, Sterling really delivered on Robinson Cano’s home run call. When called up in 2005, the future All-Star second baseman struggled, hitting at the bottom of a Yankee order that featured the likes of Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Jason Giambi, Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui.

In 2008, Cano struggled again, receiving a wake up call when his best friend, Melky Cabrera, was sent down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Then in 2009, Cano would be re-invented, smashing 27 home runs en route to a world championship.

From 2010 to his final year in pinstripes, 2013, Robinson Cano was arguably the best hitter in the Yankees lineup — if not, one of the best hitters in the league, to go along with his slick play at second base.