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As the Yankees and Dodgers are set to play in the World Series, an announcer with ties to both teams has received some great news.
Longtime broadcaster Charley Steiner revealed to Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke that his multiple myeloma blood cancer — which he had not previously disclosed — is in remission.
“Remission is a beautiful word,” Steiner told the outlet. “Monday was one of those days where it was like, OK, we’re good.”
Steiner, 75, has called Dodgers games on the radio since 2005.
He started off doing the fourth through ninth innings, as the first third of the game was a radio-TV simulcast called by the iconic Vin Scully.
Steiner has also filled in on TV on dates when Scully and his successor, Joe Davis, were out.
Previously, Steiner called Yankees games with John Sterling for three years on the radio after Michael Kay became the team’s TV announcer.
Before that, Steiner spent over a decade as a “SportsCenter” anchor and boxing analyst at ESPN.
Steiner has missed the last year of Dodgers broadcasts but had not previously revealed his cancer battle.
Steiner said that he has been wheelchair-bound, lost 50 pounds and has had what the story described as “constant debilitating lower back pain.”
He acknowledged that he has FOMO with this World Series.
“It’s been really weird and tough watching the Dodgers and the Yankees,” Steiner said. “I broadcast both of them, yet I can’t do either of them.”
Steiner said his back pain started last November and that he was ultimately diagnosed with cancer in January.
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With the recent good news, the expectation is he’ll be ready to return to the Dodgers’ booth next season.
“He’s part of our family, we care about him, we’ve been through this journey with him, we’re here to support him,” Dodgers VP and chief marketing officer Lon Rosen told the Los Angeles Times. “And yes, we expect him back next year.”
Steiner also expressed optimism.
“Remember when the Dodger fans would always say, ‘Wait till next year?’” he said. “That’s me. That’s going to be my time. Next year.”
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