San Francisco Giants play-by-play broadcaster Duane Kuiper announces he has been diagnosed with throat cancer and has started treatment. Kuiper says he began treatment last week and is expected to miss additional games, including at least some this week.
Several outlets report that Kuiper remains optimistic about his recovery. The Athletic and Yahoo Sports note that he plans to return to the broadcast booth when medically able, with Kuiper indicating he expects to be back as early as Tuesday. Yahoo Sports also reports that he will call at least one more game this season. The New York Post adds that the announcement comes via a team statement and that Kuiper’s care is connected to Stanford Medicine.
Across the reports, the main focus is his diagnosis, the start of treatment, and the impact on upcoming broadcasts, with differences mainly in phrasing—such as optimism and the extent of the expected absence.
