SF Giants Announcers 2023
SF Giants TV Announcers Tonight is Jon Miller and Mike Krukow. Miller is in the role of play-by-play announcer for the team.
There are several other notable personalities giving voice to the team. Broadcasters such as Duane Kuiper, Dave Flemming, Javier Lopez, Shawn Estes, Hunter Pence, and Erwin Higueros are working to deliver the play to the fans.
Here is the list of broadcasters and their roles in San Fransisco Giants.
- Jon Miller - Play by Play (1997-Present)
- Duane Kuiper - Announcer (1994-Present)
- Mike Krukow - Color Analyst (1993-Present)
- Dave Flemming - Play-by-Play (2006-Present)
- Javier Lopez - Broadcaster (2017-Present)
- Shawn Estes - Broadcaster (2019-Present)
- Hunter Pence - Broadcaster (2021-Present)
- Erwin Higueros - Spanish Play-by-Play (1998-Present)
- Tito Fuentes - Spanish Broadcaster (2005-Present)
- Carlos Orellana - Spanish Broadcaster (2015-Present)
1. Jon Miller
Jon Miller is the voice of the Giants. He is one of the renowned individuals in baseball broadcasting and has been associated with the group as a play-by-play announcer since 1997.
He also covers games on KNBR radio and various television networks. He has many notable achievements, including being honored with the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford C and Frick Award in 2010.
Before beginning his journey with the group, Miller worked for ESPN as the first play-by-play commentator for their Sunday Night Baseball. He has broadcasted 16 World Series and is popular among many sportscasting organizations.
2. Duane Kuiper
SF Giants Duane Kuiper has had a remarkable career in baseball broadcasting for almost four decades now. He began his journey in 1982 by hosting his show on KNBR radio.
Kuiper provided commentary for the San Francisco from 1986 to 1992 after he retired from baseball. He then left Giants for a short period in 1993 and joined Colorado Rockies but returned in 1994.
He has been with the team since 1994 and provides commentary in the match. He is known for several iconic calls, including a TV call for Barry Bonds' historic 756th home run, surpassing Hank Aaron's record.
Kuiper has a unique commentary style with some phrases like 'Got 'em' and 'Hits it high..hits it deep', and is known to have coined 'Giants baseball...torture!'.
The former player is the 13 Emmy Awards winner for his broadcasting work. He also has the title of California's Sportscaster of the Year and was a Ford C. Frick Award finalist.
3. Javier Lopez
Javier Lopez is a former baseball player and a broadcaster in the NBC Sports Bay Area TV booth. He broadcasts select road games for the Giants.
Lopez has played with multiple teams, including Colorado, Arizona, Boston, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. He won three World Series rings with the San Fransisco (2010, 2012, 2014) and one with the Red Sox in 2007.
Lopez had significant accomplishments throughout his career. He was one of only two relief pitchers to throw over 50 innings without giving up a home run in 2011.
4. Shawn Estes
Shawn Estes is a former pitcher and works in the NBC Sports Bay Area TV booth. He has played for several teams, including the Mets, Reds, Cubs, Rockies, Diamondbacks, and Padres.
Estes started his career as a television color commentator for the Reno Aces in 2011. He has been working as an analyst in telecasts on NBC Sports Bay Area.
5. Hunter Pence
Hunter Pence is a former MLB player and winner of two World Series Championships with the San Francisco Giants in 2012 and 2014 and earned four All-Star appearances. He played for multiple teams, such as Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, and Texas Rangers.
Pence debuted as a color analyst in 2021 for the team on NBC Sports Bay Area. He is also an analyst for MLB Network since March 2022.
He provides commentary on games and engages with his audience through entertaining content on various social media platforms.
6. Carlos Orellana
Carlos Orellana is a Spanish radio engineer and producer. He is venturing on his 15th season in Major League Baseball and his 12th with the Giants.
He began his career at age 18 in the radio when he joined the team as an assistant producer for KIQI Radio in 2009. He later served as a producer for the Oakland Athletics' Spanish radio network from 2012 to 2014.
Orellana has been associated with a Spanish radio booth and produces for ESPN Deportes Radio. He also works as a backup play-by-play announcer for Erwin Higueros since the 2015 season.
Radio Announcers
SF Giants radio announcers include Duane Kuiper, Dave Flemming, and Jon Miller. Erwin Higueros and Tito Fuentes work in Spanish radio.
Mike Krukow, Joe Ritzo, and F. P. Santangelo are also the broadcaster on the radio for the team. Another broadcaster Marvin Benard is in the Spanish Radio team alongside Higueros and Fuentes. Marvin joined the team in 2016.
1. Mike Krukow
Mike Krukow is a former professional baseball player and a sports broadcaster. He incepted his journey as a color analyst for KNBR radio in 1990.
Mike became a full-time broadcaster in 1994 and is known for his detailed scouting reports on umpires' strike zones.
Krukow is with Duane Kuiper, affectionately known as "Kruk and Kuip." Both of them provide game-day commentary together for KNBR radio during pre-games.
Krukow has worked for 30 seasons in the television booth and 26 full seasons on the radio. He is a professional color analyst for NBC Sports Bay Area and KNBR Radio.
Mike has been awarded numerous Emmys and was a finalist for the prestigious Ford C. Frick Award. As a player, he has associated with Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and San Francisco for almost 14 years.
2. Dave Flemming
Dave Flemming has spent twenty seasons calling San Fransisco games. He filled in for Miller and called Kevin Millwood's no-hitter against the Giants in April 2003.
Flemming also called Bonds' 715th home run on 28th May 2006, but Flemming's microphone malfunctioned during the call, and only Duane Kuiper's call on Fox Sports Net was sent to the Hall of Fame.
He has other notable calls, including Greg Maddux and Randy Johnson's 300th pitching victories and various MLB no-hitters.
Despite working for the group, Flemming serves as a lead play-by-play voice for ESPN.
3. F. P. Santangelo
F.P. Santangelo is a radio host and broadcaster with a varied career in the media. He co-hosted a talk show called "The Rise Guys" on KHTK-1140 AM in Sacramento from 2006 to 2008.
Santangelo joined KNBR-680 AM SportsPhone680 in San Francisco as a host in 2010. He also worked as a reporter and fill-in game announcer broadcasts on CSN Bay Area and Radio Network.
He rejoined San Francisco in 2022 again as a host of the pre-game show for the San Francisco team on KNBR. He also hosts the late-night call-in show KNBR Tonight.
4. Erwin Higueros
Erwin Higueros has been for Bay Area sports broadcasting for 35 years. He is on his 25th season and 26th overall at the Giants' Spanish language radio booth.
Along the broadcasting duties, Higueros holds roles within the Giant's front office. He contributes to media relations, and Hispanic marketing, and serves as the official Spanish language translator for the team.
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He received an Emmy in 2016 for the first televised Giants game in Spanish on Telemundo/KSTS-Channel 48. He won two more Emmys in 2018 and 2019 for exceptional achievements in sports news features and commercials.
He is also a host of G-Cast En Español, Gigantes Podcast, and Conversación Gigante. These shows feature exclusive interviews with sports personnel, former players, coaches, and staff members.
5. Tito Fuentes
Tito Fuentes is a former Major League second baseman. He is working at a Spanish-language broadcast booth for his 19th season.
Fuentes has served on the Spanish language broadcast team from 1981-1992. He also worked for FOX Sports International from 1996-2004.
The former player also actively partakes in marketing initiatives. He is a renowned person with baseball experience as a player and announcer.
Tito has played for the San Fransisco, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, and Oakland Athletics. He has had a 13-year tenure in the MLB teams.
