AROUND THE HORN
Mets: Noah Syndergaard started the second game of a doubleheader against the Marlins on Tuesday night in New York, returning to a major league mound for the first time in two years and completing his long comeback from Tommy John surgery. The team also announced that ace Jacob deGrom won’t pitch again this season. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner has been sidelined since mid-July because of an elbow injury that’s healed, according to the club. He’s been throwing bullpens recently, including a successful one Monday, with an eye toward a potential return this year. But with the Mets out of playoff contention, deGrom and the club agreed there’s no sense in him starting a game even though he’s healthy, manager Luis Rojas explained. “Everyone is fully on board,” said Rojas, adding that deGrom should have a normal offseason. “It’s the right thing. I think coming back in spring training he’ll be the Jake that we know.” As for Syndergaard, the 29-year-old right-hander can become a free agent after the season, and the Mets must decide how much they want him back and whether to make him a one-year qualifying offer. The former All-Star’s return to the mound comes too late to help the 2021 Mets, who were eliminated from the postseason chase last weekend. The Mets led the NL East for three months but began to nosedive when the calendar turned to August . ... In the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader, Francisco Lindor homered and drove in three runs, Marcus Stroman earned his 10th win and the Mets stopped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 seven-inning victory. Lewin Díaz launched a two-run HR for the last-place Marlins, who dropped their sixth straight game. Stroman (10-13) allowed two runs and five hits over five effective innings in his 33rd start of the season, most in the majors. That matched his career high set in 2017 with the Blue Jays. The athletic right-hander won for the first time in six starts since an Aug. 22 victory at Dodger Stadium and even got his first career stolen base.
Dodgers: Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrín will retire as the Dodgers’ Spanish-language announcer following the 2022 season, ending a 64-year run with the team. Jarrín announced his decision Tuesday, saying he wants to spend more time with his two sons and grandchildren as well as travel. He turns 86 in December. Jarrín’s son, Jorge, retired in February, ending the first father-son duo to broadcast baseball on MLB Spanish-language radio. The elder Jarrín began calling Dodgers games in 1959 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998, becoming just the second Spanishlanguage announcer to receive the honor. “I’m grateful to the Dodgers, the best organization in baseball, for giving me the opportunity to do what I love most for 64 years,” Jarrín said. He has called three perfect games (Sandy Koufax in 1965, Tom Browning in ’88 and Dennis Martinez ’91) and 22 no-hitters, 30 World Series and 30 All-Star games during his career. “Jaime was integral in introducing the Dodgers to Los Angeles and in giving a voice to the franchise’s Latino stars,” team president and CEO Stan Kasten said. “We’re going to cherish this last year with him on the broadcast and wish him the best in retirement.” Plans to honor Jarrín during the 2022 season will be announced later.