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Duane Kuiper, Giants legendary announcer, reveals heartbreaking cancer diagnosis

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Young, G. (2026, September 20). Duane Kuiper, Giants legendary announcer, reveals heartbreaking cancer diagnosis. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/sports/giants-legend-duane-kuiper-throat-cancer-diagnosis/

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Duane Kuiper, the beloved play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants, announced in a statement released by the team on Sunday that he was recently diagnosed with throat cancer and began treatment at Stanford Medicine last week. This diagnosis is unrelated to his previous cancer battle five years ago. Kuiper will miss broadcasts tomorrow and Wednesday but plans to return Tuesday and over the weekend to celebrate Mike Krukow’s final game before retirement.

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Duane Kuiper, the beloved San Francisco Giants play-by-play announcer, announced on Sunday that he was recently diagnosed with throat cancer and is currently undergoing treatment at Stanford Medicine. This diagnosis comes five years after his previous battle with cancer in 2021, from which he recovered successfully. Despite missing broadcasts for Tuesday and Wednesday due to treatment, Kuiper expressed optimism about the outcome of this new round of treatment.

Kuiper's announcement was met with support from San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who posted on X (formerly Twitter) saying "San Francisco is with you, Kuip" and wishing him strength during his treatment. The mayor’s show of solidarity highlights the impact that Kuiper has had both within baseball broadcasting circles and in the city at large.

Kuiper also mentioned looking forward to returning for Mike Krukow's final broadcast later this month as he retires from the booth after the 2026 season, underscoring their long-standing partnership.

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The San Francisco Giants have received devastating news regarding their legendary play-by-play announcer, Duane Kuiper, on Sunday. asserted

Giants → receive → Sunday

The Giants released a statement on behalf of Kuiper on Sunday morning. asserted

Giants → release → morning

that ready, “I was recently diagnosed with throat cancer and began treatment last week with my doctors at Stanford Medicine. asserted

I → diagnose → Medicine

This cancer is unrelated to the one I experienced five years ago, and I’m optimistic that it will be successfully treated,” per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. asserted

it → experience → Nightengale

“I’ll miss the broadcasts tomorrow and Wednesday as I continue treatment, but I’m looking forward to returning Tuesday and this weekend to celebrate my partner, Mike Krukow, and his remarkable career as he calls his final game before retirement. asserted

he → miss → retirement

I’m incredibly grateful for the care I’m receiving and for the tremendous support from my family, the Giants organization, my broadcast partners and so many others,” the statement added. asserted

statement → ’m → family

This comes a few months after Kuiper’s longtime partner in the booth, Mike Kurkow, announced that he would be retiring after the 2026 season. asserted

he → come → season

As Kuiper alluded to, he underwent chemotherapy for a cancer diagnosis back in 2021, which caused him to miss much of that season for San Francisco. asserted

him → allude → Francisco

And this news regarding Kuiper has made matters even worse. asserted

matters → regard → Kuiper

Duane Kuiper, Giants legendary announcer, reveals heartbreaking cancer diagnosis

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