LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles Dodgers broadcast icon Jaime Jarrín will retire after the 2022 season, the club announced Tuesday morning. Jarrín has served a 64-year-run broadcasting for the Dodgers, calling games since 1959, the franchise’s second year in Los Angeles. Jarrín’s Spanish-language broadcasts are a staple to the Latino Los Angeles community and to spanish-speaking baseball fans worldwide.
Estoy muy agradecido a los Dodgers, la mejor organización en béisbol por haber me dado la oportunidad de hacer lo que me ha encantado los últimos 64 años. Extrañare a mi familia en el estadio, pero estoy listo para gozar pasando más tiempo con mi familia viajando este mundo. https://t.co/W7LjqW2n8E
— Jaime Jarrín (@JaimeJarrin) September 28, 2021
“I’m grateful to the Dodgers – the best organization in baseball – for giving me the opportunity to do what I love most for 64 years,” said Jarrín. “As much as I’ll miss my ‘baseball family’ at Dodger Stadium and across the country, I’m looking forward to spending more time with my sons Jorge and Mauricio and my grandchildren and nurturing my love of travel.”
Jarrín was born in Quito, Ecuador in 1935 and moved to California at the age of 20 in 1955. As the sports director for KWKW, he originally re-broadcasted Vin Scully’s game calls into Spanish before the club station sent him on the road.
Jarrín, who will turn 86 in December, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998 as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award and the Dodgers’ Ring of Honor in 2018.
Throughout his career, Jarrín has called three perfect games, 22 no-hitters, 30 World Series and 30 All-Star games.
Further updates on Jarrín’s retirement will be announced later.