Longtime San Francisco Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper will hit the road more frequently in 2023.
After not travelling until nearly the conclusion of the 2022 season, Kuiper will work 22 road games with partner Mike Krukow on the team’s television broadcast. Krukow will remain in the San Francisco studio for the 2022 away games Kuiper will announce.
Kuiper missed time last year for a medical condition that required chemotherapy. Kuiper believes his strong bond with Krukow will continue to work while the pair are in separate locations.
“I guarantee you, as long as we’ve known each other, it will be just like we’re sitting side by side,” Kuiper told the San Francisco Chronicle.
The 2023 season will begin with games in Yankee Stadium and also in Chicago against the White Sox. From there, Kuiper’s trips will include stops in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Arizona, all short trips from San Francisco while Dave Flemming will continue to serve as the primary television voice for the franchise on the road.
The 72-year-old Kuiper called all but 11 road games from San Francisco last year, and said the set up has its shortcomings.
“It’s just no fun when you’re calling a certain play and you don’t actually know what happened,” Kuiper said.
