Legendary announcer John Sterling was a popular man on MLB Twitter after Saturday's game between New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The 84-year-old was drilled by a foul ball off the bat of Justin Turner during the ninth inning of the contest. Yankees won the game 3-1.Fans were impressed with Sterling's professionalism, as the veteran announcer quickly regained his composure to resume calling the play. The original clip that went viral only featured the audio, however the newly surfaced video has left many stunned.WFAN Sports Radio@WFAN660The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win #SterlingCam1033254The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win 💪 #SterlingCam https://t.co/avHu9w6XfYWhile the incident was enveloped by an element of humor initially when the news broke, the new clip showed the hit might have been very nasty. Here's what the Twitteratti had to say:"If this was any active Yankee player they would be on the 60 day IL"Dario Brzozowski@D_Browski12If this was any active Yankee player they would be on the 60 day IL twitter.com/wfan660/status…WFAN Sports Radio@WFAN660The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win #SterlingCam1096273The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win 💪 #SterlingCam https://t.co/avHu9w6XfYIf this was any active Yankee player they would be on the 60 day IL twitter.com/wfan660/status…"Damn, that really could have hurt him"𝓛𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓼🫦@yankeesgoddessDamn, that really could have hurt him twitter.com/WFAN660/status…WFAN Sports Radio@WFAN660The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win #SterlingCam152The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win 💪 #SterlingCam https://t.co/avHu9w6XfYDamn, that really could have hurt him 😕 twitter.com/WFAN660/status…"If this happened to Stanton he would be out for at least a month"🗑 Content@DollarsignMLBIf this happened to Stanton he would be out for at least a month twitter.com/WFAN660/status…WFAN Sports Radio@WFAN660The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win #SterlingCam1140283The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win 💪 #SterlingCam https://t.co/avHu9w6XfYIf this happened to Stanton he would be out for at least a month twitter.com/WFAN660/status…"They gonna mandate announcers wear helmets."Curley@cadadjThey gonna mandate announcers wear helmets. twitter.com/wfan660/status…WFAN Sports Radio@WFAN660The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win #SterlingCam1177290The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win 💪 #SterlingCam https://t.co/avHu9w6XfYThey gonna mandate announcers wear helmets. twitter.com/wfan660/status…"Wow - didn’t think it was coming in this hot"Mike Melchione@Mike_MelchioneWow - didn’t think it was coming in this hot twitter.com/wfan660/status…WFAN Sports Radio@WFAN660The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win #SterlingCam1296The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win 💪 #SterlingCam https://t.co/avHu9w6XfYWow - didn’t think it was coming in this hot twitter.com/wfan660/status…"Holy fuck he got fucking rocked. I feel bad for laughing now, thought it was like off the arm or something"Degenerate Couch Sitter@RJalenBrunsonHoly fuck he got fucking rocked. I feel bad for laughing now, thought it was like off the arm or something twitter.com/wfan660/status…WFAN Sports Radio@WFAN660The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win #SterlingCam1299The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win 💪 #SterlingCam https://t.co/avHu9w6XfYHoly fuck he got fucking rocked. I feel bad for laughing now, thought it was like off the arm or something twitter.com/wfan660/status…"Oh wow. That could have been really bad. Glad he’s okay."Michael Rokicki@Michael_RokickiOh wow. That could have been really bad. Glad he’s okay. twitter.com/wfan660/status…WFAN Sports Radio@WFAN660The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win #SterlingCam1230305The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win 💪 #SterlingCam https://t.co/avHu9w6XfYOh wow. That could have been really bad. Glad he’s okay. twitter.com/wfan660/status…"I feel bad for laughing at this....glad he's ok though"Jayroo@jayroo69 I feel bad for laughing at this....glad he's ok though twitter.com/WFAN660/status…WFAN Sports Radio@WFAN660The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win #SterlingCam1241308The video everyone has been asking for. No, a foul ball cannot stop John Sterling from calling a Yankees win 💪 #SterlingCam https://t.co/avHu9w6XfY😭😭😭 I feel bad for laughing at this....glad he's ok though twitter.com/WFAN660/status…"Damn that was a hard shot to the head. Glad he is okay"Scott Birnie@Bigbluezee@WFAN660 Damn that was a hard shot to the head. Glad he is okay.3@WFAN660 Damn that was a hard shot to the head. Glad he is okay."Head injuries can manifest the selves several days after the incident. I hope someone is keeping an eye on John."EJ Boss@EJBoss6@WFAN660 Head injuries can manifest the selves several days after the incident. I hope someone is keeping an eye on John.1@WFAN660 Head injuries can manifest the selves several days after the incident. I hope someone is keeping an eye on John.John Sterling not a regular presence at Yankees broadcast booth in 2023The veteran announcer has been plagued by illness and poor health this season. As a result, Sterling ended up missing around 23 from the first 61 games played by Yankees this season, including the team's series against Padres. Recently, in an interview with NY Post, he assured the readers regarding his swift comeback to the broadcast booth:“Don’t worry about me, you can tell your readers, I’ll be back soon"However, he ended up stealing the show in a Yankees-Red Sox series amid claims of dwindling ferocity between the rivals.