Oracle Park’s broadcast booth has a new name, and it belongs to two voices that have defined Giants baseball for a generation.
After Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers - the final one for Mike Krukow before retirement - the Giants will officially have the “Kruk and Kuip Broadcast Booth” hanging below the open-air perch where Krukow and Duane Kuiper have worked together for decades. The unveiling came during the game, with the grandchildren of both broadcasters helping reveal the sign.
Krukow’s retirement makes Sunday a milestone for the pair, though Kuiper will keep going in his broadcast role in 2027. Earlier this week, Kuiper also revealed that he has throat cancer.
The Giants made sure Krukow got his own day in the spotlight. A sign in right field reading “Atta Boy, Kruk,” went up as part of the tribute, a nod to one of his familiar calls during games.
Kuiper, never one to miss a chance to needle his partner, had spent the lead-up joking that the attention had suddenly swung entirely toward Krukow. He said he was going to head out to right field and put up a stick figure version of himself that read “Kuip.” On Sunday, with help from an NBC Sports Bay Area production assistant, he did exactly that, and the broadcast showed him putting the figure together after drawing it to scale.
For 36 years, Krukow has been part of Giants broadcasts after his playing career with San Francisco, and most of that time has been spent alongside Kuiper. Together, they’ve called Barry Bonds’ biggest moments and all three of the franchise’s World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014.
The pair’s place in the game has long been a talking point beyond the Bay Area. Many believe both belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and Bob Costas is among those who think they should be inducted together, given both their work in the booth and how deeply tied they are to the San Francisco market.
Sunday was one more celebration for a duo that has become synonymous with Giants baseball, and for the fans in the Bay Area, it was a fitting way to honor what Krukow and Kuiper have meant to the team and the city.
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