Jaime Jarrín will be feted by the Dodgers Saturday as a remarkable 64-year career closes after this season. jorgecastillo looks at Jarrin's unorthodox path to baseball radio, the remarkable moments in history he's covered, and what's next for him.
When Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run, the powerful feat became a special moment of pride for Latinos, particularly Dominicans, who cherish baseball.All the while, Jarrín kept to his roots as a newsman as KWKW-AM’s news director in the early years.
“I’m going to miss the baseball because I now have baseball in my veins, in my blood. But I’m a very practical person. I don’t want to need a walker to move around in my final years.”Veteran Dodgers broadcaster Jaime Jarrín, who is retiring at the end of this season, estimates he has called between 10,000 and 12,000 Dodgers games.
Jarrín didn’t reach the American mainstream until 1981 when he served as Valenzuela’s primary interpreter during the left-hander’s historic rookie season. That October, the Dodgers won their fourth World Series in Los Angeles — all with Jarrín in the booth. Mota met Jarrín as a boy in the 1970s while his father, Manny, played for the Dodgers. He said Jarrín invited him to the booth during games to listen to the broadcast. Occasionally, Manny Mota interviewed opposing players — in Spanish and English — on the field for Jarrín.
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