Sterling rescued by Spanish-language Yanks broadcaster

The Spanish-language radio voice for the Yankees helped fellow announcer John Sterling out

of a flooded car Wednesday night as the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the area.

Rickie Ricardo appeared on the “Moose and Maggie Show” on WFAN and detailed the tale, which ended with him helping the 83-year-old

Sterling out of his car and into Ricardo’s SUV to drive him the final half-mile to his home.

Ricardo said he received a phone call on his way home from Yankee Stadium — where the team’s announcers have been broadcasting road games because of COVID-19 — from Sterling’s on-air partner, Suzyn Waldman.

Waldman said Sterling was stuck on the side of River Road in Edgewater, N.J. after leaving The Bronx following calling the Yankees’ 4-1 win in Anaheim against the Angels.

When Ricardo arrived at the marina area that Sterling described, he claims he saw “at least 25 cars stranded in all different directions” until finally recognizing his friend’s car.

Ricardo says he rolled up his pant legs and told Sterling to collect his registration and whatever he needed from his car before helping him outside.

“John gets out, we wade our way through the water,” Ricardo said. “I get him into my Jeep. We finally get John settled. He’s a little shell-shocked and I don’t blame him. And then the adventure is to get the extra half-mile from where he was stranded to his apartment. No more than a half a mile. It took us about an hour.”