Fans Roast New York Yankees for Bizarre Gift to Beloved Broadcaster

On a picturesque Saturday afternoon in The Bronx, fans at Yankee Stadium stood and cheered as the team welcomed long-time radio voice, John Sterling, onto the field.

The 85-year old Sterling announced his retirement from the Yankees' radio booth on Monday of last week. Initially, The Athletic reported that Sterling would address his future in a press conference on Friday.

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As the story progressed, however, it became apparent that Sterling had indeed called his last game, and soon after that news became official, the team organized an on-field ceremony before Saturday's game to honor him.

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As Sterling took the field to rapturous applause from Yankees' fans, the team began to bring out congratulatory gifts to present to the legendary sportscaster.

The first three gifts --- cufflinks, a customized Yankees' jersey, and a silver microphone --- were all heartfelt, meaningful tokens of the team's appreciation for the work that he had done.

Then, the team brought out Sterling's last gift:

That choice of gift raised more than a few eyebrows across the Yankees' fanbase, and across baseball. Here was one particularly funny response to the video, which was shared by Talkin' Yanks:

I continued to scroll through the responses, and the responses continued to be funny. So, I took screenshots of a few of my favorite responses to the Yankees' choice of gift, and included them below.