A new but familiar voice will soon rejoin WFAN — and in a way he hasn’t been heard before.
The station will tap Craig Carton to work alongside Suzyn Waldman on three New York Yankees broadcasts next month, Carton announced on the station Monday alongside hosts Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber.
He’ll be on during the series at home against the Texas Rangers from Aug. 9 – 11. Carton said that the Yankees had called him directly about the gig.
“It’s a great honor,” he said. “It’s a great privilege.”
Carton left WFAN last summer to focus on his morning talk show with Fox Sports 1.
Waldman has been working with a rotation of play-by-players since John Sterling retired in April. Sterling had been calling Yankees games for 36 years. He paired with Waldman for 20 seasons.
Since then, Waldman has worked games with Justin Shackil, Emmanuel Berbari, Rickie Ricardo and Brendan Burke. The expectation is that WFAN will use the rest of the season to try out different play-by-players and make their decision on a full-time replacement in the offseason.
“I am a very blessed human being,” Sterling said in a statement at the time. “I have been able to do what I wanted, broadcasting for 64 years. As a little boy growing up in New York as a Yankees fan, I was able to broadcast the Yankees for 36 years. It’s all to my benefit, and I leave very, very happy. I look forward to seeing everyone again on Saturday.”
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(Top photo of Carton: Seth Harrison/The Journal News)
