Sims, 71, has spent the last 20 years calling Seattle Mariners games. He is a former reporter for the New York Daily News.

Dave Sims began as a newspaper reporter before transitioning to TV and radio, including as a host in the early years of WFAN.

Dave Sims has been hired to become the new radio voice of the New York Yankees, the team and Sims announced Thursday on social media. “We’re thrilled to welcome Dave Sims as the new play-by-play voice of the Yankees on WFAN660,” the club announced in a social media post.