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 discovered — is in remission.
“Forgiveness is a beautiful word,” Steiner told the newspaper. “Monday was one of those days where it was like, well, we’re good.”
Steiner, 75, has called Dodgers games on the radio since 2005.
He started pitching the fourth through ninth innings as the game’s first third was a radio-TV simulcast called by the iconic Vin Scully.
Steiner also televised the 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 television announcer.
Prior to that, Steiner spent over a decade as an anchor and boxing analyst on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”
Steiner has missed the last year of Dodgers broadcasts, but had not previously disclosed his battle with cancer.
Steiner said he has been wheelchair-bound, lost 50 pounds and had what the story described as “constant debilitating back pain.”
He admitted to having FOMO with this World Series.
“It’s been really weird and hard watching the Dodgers and the Yankees,” Steiner said. “I stream both, but I can do neither.”
Steiner said his back pain began last November and that he was finally diagnosed with cancer in January.
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With the recent good news, it is expected that he will be ready to return to the Dodgers’ bullpen 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 vice president and chief marketing officer Lon Rosen told the Los Angeles Times. “And yes, we expect him to return next year.”
Steiner also expressed optimism.
“Remember when Dodger fans would always say, ‘Wait until next year?'” he said. “This is me. This will be my time. Next year.”
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