TORONTO -- Frequently imitated and never duplicated, John Sterling left his mark for more than three decades as the ¡°Voice of the Yankees.¡± He frequently said that he loved teams stocked with home run hitters because their performance would allow him to do his ¡°act.¡±

¡°The home run calls he comes up with,¡± said Yankees captain Aaron Judge, ¡°we¡¯ll be sitting on the bus whenever we trade for someone new or it¡¯s someone¡¯s first game, we¡¯ll always go back and forth -- ¡®Hey, what¡¯s John going to come up with this time? What¡¯s he going to use? Is he going to go first name, the last name?¡¯¡±

The personalized home run call is a Sterling staple, building off a brand created with a select few stars during the Yankees¡¯ dynasty of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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At the time of Sterling¡¯s retirement announcement on Monday, he had been crafting quirky exultations for every hitter on the roster, like one he debuted in Houston for Juan Soto (¡°It¡¯s a Soto photo! He is Juanderful! ¡®S Marvelous!¡±). In true Sterling fashion, the Soto call referenced a 1927 George Gershwin composition.

¡°He always outsmarts us and comes up with something great that the fans love, and we love as players listening to it,¡± Judge said. ¡°John¡¯s a big part of this family, and we¡¯re going to miss him.¡±

Go ahead and picture a deep drive rattling around in the bleachers at the old Yankee Stadium or near the Judge¡¯s Chambers in the new park. It is high, it is far, it is gone -- and here are a few of Sterling¡¯s most iconic home run calls:

Aaron Judge: ¡°All Rise! Here comes the Judge!¡± There is no shortage of judicial puns to try with a player like Judge, and Sterling has taken full advantage since Judge¡¯s debut in 2016. Other parts of the call refer to ¡°Judgement Day¡± and ¡°Judge and jury.¡±

Giancarlo Stanton: ¡°Giancarlo, non si pu¨° de stopparlo!¡± Sterling asked for help on this one, calling a friend at the Berlitz Academy of Foreign Languages. Loosely translated from Italian, the call means, ¡°You cannot be stopped!¡±

Gleyber Torres: ¡°It¡¯s Gleyber Day! And like a good Gleyber, Torres is there!¡± An avid television watcher who delights in watching sports on one screen and classic movies on another, Sterling had ample opportunities to hear this ubiquitous State Farm insurance jingle.

Bernie Williams: ¡°Bernie goes boom! Bern, baby, Bern!¡± One of the original calls that started it all, Williams slugged 287 home runs with the Yankees from 1991-2006. Here, Sterling references a lyric from The Trammps¡¯ 1976 hit, ¡°Disco Inferno.¡±

Jason Giambi: ¡°The Giambino!¡± Sterling¡¯s call for Giambi is a cousin of his earlier one for Tino Martinez, whom he called the ¡°Bam-Tino.¡± They are both homages to Babe Ruth, who counted the Bambino among his many nicknames.

Jorge Posada: ¡°Jorgie juiced one!¡± Posada slugged 275 home runs as a Yankee from 1995-2011, good for eighth on the all-time franchise list ¡­ and also good for Sterling, who got to call each one.

Alex Rodriguez: ¡°It¡¯s an A-Bomb! From A-Rod!¡± No one was more delighted by the Yankees¡¯ 2004 acquisition of Rodriguez than Sterling, who was behind the microphone for the slugger¡¯s chase of round-numbered career milestones.

Robinson Can¨®: ¡°Robbie Can¨®, don¡¯t ¡®cha know?!¡± Rhymes and alliteration were standbys for Sterling, who got to call 204 Can¨® home runs with the Yankees from 2005-13.

Hideki Matsui: ¡°It¡¯s a thrilla! By Godzilla!¡± Sterling adored Matsui, whom he saw as a consummate professional. Matsui hit 140 homers during his time with the Yankees from 2003-09.

Mark Teixeira: ¡°Mark sends a Tex message! You¡¯re on the Mark, Teixeira!¡± Sterling famously owned a flip phone and would not return text messages, nor does he possess an email account, but he referenced the tech world after Teixeira joined the club in 2009.