The baseball world was dealt a brutal blow on the morning of May 4, when news broke that long-time New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling had passed away at 87 years old. Sterling was about as beloved as they come in the baseball world. He was the Yankees' primary radio play-by-play announcer from 1989 to 2024 and was on the call for a whopping 5,420 regular-season Yankees games and 211 postseason contests for the most iconic franchise in baseball. John Sterling | Viorel Florescu/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Tributes toward Sterling have poured in from many members of the baseball world, including members of the media, past players, and come of the game's current greats. One example of this is with Yankees superstar outfielder Aaron Judge , who made an Instagram post on Monday that was captioned, "Tough day in New York hearing this news. Thank you John for everything you gave baseball and Yankee fans around the world.…