Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Jaime Jarrin will become the 12th inductee into the Dodger Stadium Ring of Honor and be recognized for his 60 years of service to the team during a pregame ceremony Sept. 21.
“The Ring of Honor is something that I never dreamed about, and I’d like to thank the Dodgers from the bottom of my heart,” Jarrin said.
“To me, this honor is equal to being inducted into the Hall of Fame, and I’m humbled to be up there with Vin Scully and all the other Dodger greats. It’s going to be a special night.”
The ceremony will include tributes from players and broadcasters.
Jarrin has been a Dodger broadcaster since 1959, their second season in Los Angeles. Jarrin has called 28 World Series, 30 All-Star Games, 21 no-hitters and three perfect games.
Jarrin’s honors include the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in baseball broadcasting by the Baseball Hall of Fame, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
A native of Ecuador, Jarrin arrived in the United States in 1955, having never seen a baseball game. He began regularly attending Pacific Coast League games at Los Angeles’ since-demolished Gilmore Field and Wrigley Field from 1955 through 1957 to learn the game.
When the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles following the conclusion of the 1957 season, Jarrin was given one year to prepare to become a baseball broadcaster by William Beaton, the station manager at KWKW-AM (1330).
Jarrin never missed a broadcast from 1962-1984, calling nearly 4,000 consecutive games. The streak ended when Jarrin took charge of all the Spanish-language radio coverage and production for the 1984 Summer Olympics.