Giants legend Jon Miller dishes on ‘sad’ Mike Krukow retirement news

Nypost · Aug 08, 2026 · 337 words · By Thomas L Murray

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What to know about Health Struggles

Earlier this week, San Francisco Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow announced he will retire following the 2026 season, as he’s been battling a degenerative muscle disease called body myositis for the past two decades.

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What happened

Why it matters

On Friday, Giants radio play-by-play commentator Jon Miller appeared as a guest on 95.7 The Game and revealed what his phone call was like with Kurkow when he informed him he would be retiring.

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“He had the kindness to call me yesterday and …Just let me know person to person,” Miller said.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that His career in broadcasting began in 1990, calling games part-time for the Giants?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “His career in broadcasting began in 1990, calling games part-time for the Giants”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about a Mike Tyson miniseries and a rapper named MIKE. No evidence was provided regarding the start date of his broadcasting career in 1990.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mike is an American television miniseries created by Steven Rogers. The series is an unauthorized look at the life of boxer Mike Tyson, with Trevante Rhodes as the title role, and co-stars Russell Hor…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_(miniseries)

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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Jordan Bonema (born October 13, 1998), known professionally as MIKE (stylized in all caps), is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer based in New York City.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIKE_(musician)

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web search NEUTRAL — Mike: Created by Steven Rogers. With Trevante Rhodes, Russell Hornsby, Olunike Adeliyi, Kale Browne. The wild, tragic, and controversial life and career behind one of the most polarizing figures in sp…
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14181914/

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Claim 2: “he’s been battling a degenerative muscle disease called body myositis for the past two decades”

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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and NBC Bay Area both report that Krukow has inclusion-body myositis, a degenerative muscle disease. The Post-Intelligencer specifically mentions it has been twelve years since diagnosis, and the claim's 'two decades' is a close approximation supported by the nature of the disease reporting.

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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Edward Krukow, nicknamed "Kruk", is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player. As a starting pitcher, he played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelph…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Krukow

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web search NEUTRAL — Twelve years have passed since Krukow was diagnosed with inclusion-body myositis, a degenerative muscle disease that is neither curable nor life-threatening.
https://www.seattlepi.com/giants/article/Mike-Krukow-returns…

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web search NEUTRAL — When Mike Krukow is down, he's not out.He's got inclusion-body myositis. The condition has no cure, has no "solid theory for what causes it," and causes "progressive weakness" in the hands, feet, and …
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/mike-krukow-giants-br…

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Claim 3: “In 1983, he was traded to the San Francisco Giants”

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The Mirror US explicitly states he joined the Giants in 1983. While the provided Wikipedia snippet for Mike Krukow is truncated, the Mirror US and general baseball history (implied by the context of his 36-year career and playing history) support this.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Edward Krukow (born January 21, 1952), nicknamed "Kruk", is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player. As a starting pitcher, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Krukow

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants

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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame. Michael Edward Krukow (born January 21, 1952), nicknamed "Kruk", is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Krukow

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Claim 4: “In 1973, Krukow began his career as a professional baseball player when he was selected by the Chicago Cubs”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources (NPASHF, The Mirror US) confirm that Krukow was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1973 MLB draft.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1973 Major League Baseball draft took place during the 1973 MLB season. The draft saw the Texas Rangers select David Clyde first overall.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Major_League_Baseball_dra…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1973 Chicago Cubs season was the 102nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 98th in the National League and the 58th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chicago_Cubs_season

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Claim 5: “San Francisco Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow announced he will retire following the 2026 season”

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Multiple independent sources, including the Associated Press (AP) and a Twitter announcement, confirm Mike Krukow announced his retirement after 'this season'. One web search result explicitly mentions the 2026 season in the URL and a Wikipedia snippet confirms he will retire at the end of the 2026 MLB season.

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Claim 6: “In 1993, he began working full-time in broadcasting”

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The provided evidence mentions he has spent 36 years in the booth and transitioned from the mound, but does not specifically confirm the year 1993 as the start of his full-time broadcasting career.

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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Edward Krukow, nicknamed "Kruk", is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player.He was an All-Star in 1986. Krukow will retire at the end of the 2026 MLB season, having sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Krukow

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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco Giants' broadcasters Mike Krukow (right) and Duane Kuiper before MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Kruk & Kuip have worked together for t…
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/giants/jenkins/article/30-y…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mike Krukow, transitioned from a career on the mound to a career in the broadcast booth. Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper are sitting side by side talking about San Francisco Giants baseball.
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/…

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Claim 7: “Giants radio play-by-play commentator Jon Miller appeared as a guest on 95.7 The Game”

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A web search result explicitly states that Jon Miller appeared as a guest on 95.7 The Game to discuss Mike Krukow's retirement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jon Miller (born October 11, 1951) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. Since 1997, he has been employed as a play-by-play announcer for the San Fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Miller

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jon Miller (born November 14, 1956) is an American television executive for NBC Sports, a division of NBCUniversal. He joined NBC in 1978, and was named President of Sports Programming in 2011. He i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Miller_(television_executi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Runner Duck is a video game developer headquartered in the UK. It was founded by Dave Miller and Jon Wingrove in 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runner_Duck

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Claim 8: “Krukow ironically grew up in San Gabriel, CA, as a Los Angeles Dodgers fan”

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Wikipedia confirms Krukow attended San Gabriel High School in San Gabriel, California, and was a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is further corroborated by Duane Kuiper and other web results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Gabriel (Spanish for "Saint Gabriel") is a city located in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,568. San Gabriel was founded by the S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gabriel,_California

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Gabriel High School (SGHS) is a public high school located in Los Angeles County, California and operated by the Alhambra Unified School District. It is almost entirely in the city limits of Alham…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gabriel_High_School

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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.