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Giants Tap Glen Kuiper for Spring Broadcast and 10–15 Regular-Season Radio Fill-Ins

The team says the move follows conversations about his accountability.

OAKLAND, CA - MAY 28: Oakland Athletics television broadcasters Glen Kuiper and Ray Fosse take a break from the action during the game between the Athletics and the San Francisco Giants at O.co Coliseum on May 28, 2013 in Oakland, California. The Athletics defeated the Giants 6-3. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)
Glen Kuiper, left, analyzing a Bay Bridge series game between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A's on March 28, 2014 at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
Broadcaster Glen Kuiper, left, seen here with Bruce Bochy on the field before a Bay Bridge Series pre-season game between the San Francisco and the Oakland A’s on March 28, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif.
OAKLAND, CA – JULY 21: Oakland A’s television play-by-play announcer Glen Kuiper, left and field analyst Dallas Braden discuss the game before their second MLB game of a double header against the Detroit Tigers at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Overview

  • Kuiper will handle the radio call for the Giants’ March 3 exhibition against Team USA in Scottsdale, his first MLB broadcast since 2023.
  • Giants chief marketing officer Rachel Heit said he is expected to fill in on roughly 10–15 regular-season radio games in 2026 after internal discussions.
  • Kuiper was suspended and later fired in May 2023 after appearing to utter a racial slur on air while referencing the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and he apologized during that game.
  • The organization framed his return as earned through responsibility and growth, a stance that has drawn both support and criticism across social media.
  • Kuiper has deep ties to the Giants through his brothers, longtime broadcaster Duane Kuiper and TV producer Jeff Kuiper, and he has remained active on a YouTube show since his firing.