Wife of Dodgers broadcaster Jarrin dies of heart attack

The wife of Dodgers Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrin died Thursday while the family was on a trip to Flagstaff, Ariz., the team announced. Blanca Jarrin, 85, died of a heart attack on Thursday morning, according to the Dodgers.

Jarrin has been the Dodgers Spanish-language play-by-play announcer since 1959, forming a tight bond with another longtime Dodgers broadcaster in Vin Scully, who retired following the 2016 season. Jarrin was the 1998 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, putting him into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. The Dodgers arrived in Glendale, Ariz., earlier this month for spring training, and began their spring schedule on Saturday with a game against the Chicago White Sox.