We come together this Sunday for what is a sorrowful edition of our weekly social media roundup, as we mourn the loss — and celebrate the life — of John Sterling, who passed away this past Monday. How did the Yankees, and others throughout the league, honor the legendary Yankees broadcaster? And what else were they up to this week? Let’s find out!
In memory of John Sterling
Our main story of this week, of course, needs no introduction. As soon as the news broke about Sterling’s passing, tributes poured down throughout the league,
from within and outside of the Yankees organization.
Players who posted in Sterling’s memory, but whose posts are unable to be embedded for whatever reason, include Aaron Judge and CC Sabathia, while Gleyber Torres posted on his Instagram story.
Elmer’s Glue? No, Elmer’s Debut!
Two weeks ago, Elmer Rodríguez made his Major League debut, and this week, he finally got around to posting on Instagram about the experience.
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Speaking of Major League debuts, the Yankees brought up former top prospect Spencer Jones this week, with much fanfare surrounding his arrivaling.
His college team, Vanderbilt, also took to Instagram to congratulation him on his promotion.
CC Talks Ball
Some words of wisdom from CC Sabathia this week:
Everybody is better than Jalen Brunson til it’s time to be better than Jalen Brunson…
LFG New York Knicks!!!
Speaking of CC, he spoke about his time with the Brewers as the Yankees visited Milwaukee this week, where the Brewers honored him for his contributions to the 2008 squad.
Behind the NY
In this week’s episode of Behind the NY, we learn about Yankees pitching prospect Carlos Lagrange, who put himself on the map during spring training with his dominant fastball — and caught the eye of Yankees ace Gerrit Cole.
Use the Force, Aaron
We cap off this week with Aaron Judge messing around and pretending to use the Force, recreating what is in my opinion the most relatable scene in the entire Star Wars franchise, Sabine Wren’s battle with the cup.
