SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Beloved longtime San Francisco Giants broadcaster and former major league pitcher Mike Krukow is stepping away from the booth after this season following a nearly four-decade run.
The 74-year-old Krukow made the announcement Thursday that this year would be his last, expressing gratitude from him and wife, Jennifer.
"I just want to let everyone know that I will be retiring at the end of the season. I want to take this time to thank you for your incredible support," Krukow said through the Giants. "Jennifer and I have been so blessed to be able to stay in the game for as long as we have and it's really made it impossible to feel sorry for myself that my career is coming to an end."
Krukow said he expects an emotional farewell over the final stretch of the season, saying, "Jennifer and I are wondering if it is even possible to let everyone know how deeply we love and respect our Giants family."
He has shown up with a smile, sense of humor and energetic spirit day after day, game after game, despite the physical challenges of the rare degenerative muscle disease that has slowed him for much of the past two decades and scaled back his travel to road games.

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