Cardinals DH Albert Pujols and C Yadier Molina will play in their final regular-season home game today, and the team’s broadcast outlets "plan expanded coverage to include on-field festivities that will honor the players." Bally Sports Midwest’s pregame show began at noon CT with Scott Warmann, Ricky Horton and Jim Hayes. Dan McLaughlin has the play-by-play for the game alongside analyst Brad Thompson. KMOX-AM began its coverage at 12:10pm with Joe Pottand Mike Claiborne. John Rooney and Horton are calling the game for KMOX (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 10/1).
Jaime Jarrín, the Dodgers’ Spanish-language broadcaster since 1959, was the subject of an "emotional, lengthy pregame ceremony" at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. Jarrín will "retire at the end of the season," and his "immense popularity throughout baseball and the Dodgers fan base was celebrated" (L.A. TIMES, 10/2).
