Glen Kuiper is officially returning to Major League Baseball broadcasts, this time joining the San Francisco Giants. The longtime Bay Area play-by-play announcer announced that he has been hired by the organization to be part of its broadcast team for the 2026 season, marking his first full-season role in a major league booth since his dismissal from the Oakland Athletics in 2023.
“I have been hired by the San Francisco Giants to be part of their broadcast team for 2026,” Kuiper said. “Excited, grateful to the Giants for this opportunity.”
The move places Kuiper alongside one of baseball’s most respected broadcast crews, a group that includes Hall of Fame broadcaster Jon Miller along with longtime Giants voices Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow and Dave Flemming.
Kuiper acknowledged that joining that group carries both prestige and responsibility.
“They’re the best broadcasting team in all of baseball. It’s pretty well known,” Kuiper said. “Jon Miller is a Hall of Famer. Duane Kuiper should be a Hall of Famer. Mike Krukow should be a Hall of Famer. Dave Flemming is one of the best broadcasters out there. To be joining that group, honestly, it’s quite an honor. And again, I’m very thankful.”
It has not been officially announced as of yet what Kuiper’s role will be on the broadcasts. He has also not been added as of Monday morning to the Giants’ broadcasters webpage.
The reported hiring follows a his appearance on the Giants’ broadcasts during spring training earlier this year. Kuiper handled radio play-by-play for an exhibition game against Team USA at Scottsdale Stadium, which represented his most visible return to a major league broadcast booth since leaving Oakland.
Kuiper spent more than 15 seasons as the television play-by-play voice of the Athletics. The organization dismissed him in May 2023. The decision followed a pregame broadcast referencing a visit to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City.
Kuiper immediately apologized and later maintained that the comment stemmed from an accidental verbal mistake. The Athletics suspended him the following day and terminated his contract roughly two weeks later, ending a broadcasting tenure that had spanned more than two decades in the Bay Area.
Since then, Kuiper remained active in baseball media through a mix of digital content and live events while waiting for another opportunity in a major league booth. He hosted postgame gatherings at Oracle Park’s Gotham Club alongside his brother, Duane Kuiper, and launched a YouTube-based platform called “The Glen Kuiper Show,” where he continued offering analysis on the Giants and Major League Baseball.
Now returning to the air with the Giants, Kuiper said he intends to approach the opportunity with a clear sense of purpose.
“I will take that responsibility of being a San Francisco Giants announcer very seriously,” Kuiper said. “I will do a good job when given the opportunity. I’m very excited about it, and I just wanted to share it from me to you.”
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