Echo Park in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Jaime Jarrín
December 10, 1935
Photographed By Craig Baker, July 22, 2023
1. Jaime Jarrín Marker
Inscription.
Jaime Jarrín. December 10, 1935. One of the most recognizable voices in all of Spanish-language broadcasting, Jaime Jarrín joined the Dodgers at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1959. He arrived in the United States from his native Ecuador on June 24, 1955- the same day pitcher Sandy Koufax made his MLB debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jarrín's first exposure to baseball was watching the Dodgers in the 1955 World Series on television. When the Dodgers moved to the West Coast in 1958, Jarrín was working at KWKW radio in Los Angeles and given one year to prepare to become a baseball announcer. He would become an icon in the Southern California community, lending his voice to "Fernandomania" in 1981 when Mexico pitcher Fernando Valenzuela took the baseball world by storm, winning both the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award honors. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.
One of the most recognizable voices in all of Spanish-language broadcasting, Jaime
Jarrín joined the Dodgers at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1959. He arrived in the United
States from his native Ecuador on June 24, 1955- the same day pitcher Sandy Koufax
made his MLB debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jarrín's first exposure to baseball was
watching the Dodgers in the 1955 World Series on television. When the Dodgers moved
to the West Coast in 1958, Jarrín was working at KWKW radio in Los Angeles and given
one year to prepare to become a baseball announcer. He would become an icon in the
Southern California community, lending his voice to "Fernandomania" in 1981 when
Mexico pitcher Fernando Valenzuela took the baseball world by storm, winning both
the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award honors. He was elected to the Baseball Hall
of Fame in 1998.
Location. 34° 4.343′ N, 118° 14.433′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Echo Park. Marker can be reached from Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 12 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Don Sutton (here, next to this marker); Vin Scully
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
