Mike Krukow officially called his last game for the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, September 27, 2026, putting a wrap on an incredible 36-year run in the broadcast booth. Yeah, the Giants took a 5-1 loss to the Dodgers in 10 innings, but honestly, that final score was barely a footnote. This day was all about Kruk, and San Francisco made sure he felt every single bit of love from his longtime home.
The City Said Goodbye in Massive Style
Man, the tributes for Krukow have been pouring in like crazy ever since he dropped the news about his retirement back on August 6. It’s been wild to watch. The Giants and their media partners, KNBR-AM/FM and NBC Sports Bay Area, basically turned a whole month into a massive, city-wide praise fest for the guy. People from every corner of San Francisco and the wider baseball world sent their heartfelt love. The mayor even got involved, with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie officially declaring Friday “Kruk and Kuip Day” across the city. And get this: Fieldwork, a top Bay Area brewery, even jumped in, releasing a special “Grab Some Pine, Meat!” West Coast IPA in his honor. The best part? Proceeds from that awesome beer go straight to a Reno-area children’s cancer charity Krukow actively supports. Talk about an enduring impact that goes beyond the game. Fans, showing up with cardboard cutouts of the announcers, even celebrated from the water surrounding the ballpark! It was a full-on, no-holds-barred celebration of a true legend.
A Name That Will Echo From The Booth Forever
On Sunday, the Giants took things a monumental step further. After the first inning, they held a really special ceremony right there at Oracle Park to officially rename the television booth. From now on, it’s known as the “Kruk and Kuip broadcast booth.” How cool is that for a legacy? NBC Sports Bay Area showed archival videos from Krukow’s playing days and his broadcasting career with the Giants throughout the game, culminating in an hour-long postgame ceremony, giving him a proper send-off. The really tough, bittersweet part of all this? Krukow has frequently said that he wants to keep broadcasting, but a degenerative muscle disease has unfortunately made it unsafe for him to continue. That’s got to be a gut punch, right? To love something so intensely, to want to do it so badly, but your body just won’t let you. It’s heartbreaking.
Now, Kruk will pack up his belongings and head back to Reno, the city his family has made into their home. But Sunday was just further proof, plain and simple, that Mike Krukow’s incredible impact on the Giants, on the game of baseball, and on the entire city of San Francisco isn’t ever going away. What an absolutely unforgettable run, what a legend.
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