John Sterling unretiring to call Yankees playoffs games

John Sterling is hopping back on the saddle as the Yankees chase their elusive 28th World Series.

The 86-year-old longtime Yankees radio voice, who retired in April, is coming back to call the team’s playoff games for WFAN, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported Thursday.

Yankees execs green-lit Sterling’s return last week and Chris Oliviero, who runs WFAN as Audacy New York president, offered Sterling the postseason gig on Thursday, per the report.

Sterling, who will reunite with longtime booth partner Suzyn Waldman, will travel for the road games, something The Athletic reports WFAN brass wanted as part of the agreement to temporarily bring him back.

The Athletic reported two weeks ago that Sterling was set to talk to Oliviero about returning for the playoffs before resuming his retirement.

Sterling began the 2024 season as the Yankees’ radio play-by-player but retired on April 15, with the Yankees holding an on-field ceremony for him on April 20.

Emmanuel Berbari, Rickie Ricardo and Justin Shackil have primarily rotated as the fill-in play-by-play voices, though it remains unclear who will replace Sterling full-time next season.

Sterling said on The Post’s “The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman” podcast in June that he was “staying out of” the process of determining his replacement.

“I don’t want to hurt one person for another. I think the kids are doing a great job. No problems,” Sterling said.