The New York Yankees announced the team will be wearing patches to “commemorate the lives and recognize the passings of former Principal Owner / Chairperson George M. Steinbrenner III and longtime Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard”.

Sheppard, whose delivery was described by his followers as “the voice of God”,  died last week at the age of 99 and Steinbrenner, another Yankees’ icon, died of a massive heart attack yesterday morning in Tampa just hours before the All-Star game.

Steinbrenner who bought the Yankees decades ago then tranformed the team back into a winner was 80 years old.

The Yankees players will don the uniform patches for the remainder of the season, beginning with Friday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium.

 The Steinbrenner commemorative patch will be worn above the interlocking NY on the left breast of the Yankees’ home jerseys and above the letters “YORK” on the left breast of the Yankees’ road uniforms. Both locations are over the heart.

 The Sheppard commemorative patch will be worn on the left sleeve of the Yankees’ home and road jerseys.

At last night’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Anaheim, Calif., Manager Joe Girardi, Yankees players and Yankees coaches wore black armbands on their left sleeves in honor of Mr. Steinbrenner’s passing.

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