Jaime Jarrin links Dodgers to Spanish-speaking audience
Sitting in a restaurant in Cincinnati last week, Jaime Jarrin shook his head and smiled, writes The Times' Dylan Hernandez.
"Increible," Jarrin said.
"He repeated the word several times over a lunch that lasted nearly three hours when describing his 50-year Hall of Fame career as the Spanish voice of the Dodgers.
"He talked about how he came to the United States from Ecuador with $40 in his pocket on June 24, 1955, the anniversary of which will be celebrated this evening at Dodger Stadium before the Dodgers' game against the Chicago White Sox. He talked about how he used to translate Vin Scully's English-language broadcasts over the air from a studio in Pasadena. He talked about times he had to call games seated next to stadium loudspeakers or in places where his view of the field was obstructed."
Click here for an interview with Jaime Jarrin, the Spanish voice of the Dodgers.
-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City
Photo: Says Pepe Yniguez, left, of Dodgers broadcasting partner Jaime Jarrin, right, "He's our Vin Scully." Credit: Bob Carey, Los Angeles Times
