DETROIT >> Kirk Gibson is leaving the broadcast booth.

Gibson, the Detroit Tigers and FanDuel Sports Network Detroit made the joint announcement Monday morning, less than two weeks before the Tigers begin the 2025 season.

Gibson has been a member of the Tigers’ broadcast team for 15 years ? most recently, since 2015, and before that, he was in the television broadcast booth from 1998-2002.

“Although I may be leaving the booth, my connection with the Tigers remains strong,” Gibson said in a statement Monday. “Over the past 25 years, I have been honored to introduce integral parts of the game from my experiences as a player, manager, and coach. I’m incredibly grateful for the support from the Tigers organization, the Ilitch family, and Detroit’s loyal baseball fans.”

Gibson, 67, said that stepping away from the broadcast booth will allow him to focus more on his foundation, which he’s used as a platform for Parkinson’s Disease patients. Gibson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2015.

In October, on the same day the Tigers were starting the postseason, Gibson announced plans for a 30,000-square-foot Kirk Gibson Center for Parkinson’s Wellness, on Northwestern Highway in Farmington Hills. The center, which will focus on movement and cognitive therapy, will be free for patients with Parkinson’s, as well as families and caretakers.

Gibson’s foundation focuses on therapies, rather than a cure. The center is set to open sometime in 2025, and will offer 70 hours of weekly programming, with a capacity to serve more than 60,000 visitors per year. Gibson’s annual charity golf outing, alone, has raised more than $2 million for the foundation.

“On a personal level, I’ll be focusing on my current health while also continuing to support and encourage others battling Parkinson’s,” Gibson said in a statement. “Developing this center is a huge endeavor that will be the first of its kind in Michigan providing those impacted by Parkinson’s with access to a range of activity-based programs, completely free of charge.

“This transition isn’t about me slowing down, it’s about moving forward with my mission to make a difference in the lives of those with Parkinson’s.”

Gibson will remain in his role as an adviser to the Tigers’ front office and president Scott Harris, the Tigers announced.

Gibson, arguably the most popular living former Tigers player, played most of his 17-year major-league career with the Tigers, who selected the Waterford native 12th overall in the 1978 draft out of Michigan State, where he was a football star. Gibson led the Tigers to the 1984 World Series title, and he won another World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988; in each series, he hit clutch homers off future Hall-of-Famers Goose Gossage and Dennis Eckersley.

The homer in 1988 was one of the most famous in baseball history. In Game 1, Gibson had two bad legs, and manager Tommy Lasorda called on him to pinch-hit in the bottom of the ninth and he hit a walk-off homer off Eckersley. Gibson, pumping his arms, famously limped around the bases. It was his only at-bat of the series.

The homer in the decisive Game 5 of the 1984 World Series came after Gossage talked his manager, Dick Williams, out of intentionally walking Gibson ? who went on to hit a three-run homer into the upper deck at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Free Press photo of Gibson celebrating, arms raised, is one of the most iconic sports images in Detroit history.

Gossage and Gibson remain friends, and Gossage was in town last summer for Gibson’s charity golf outing.

“You know, it’s great to be a part of history,” Gossage quipped to The News in August. “What Kirk went through and the heart he showed on the field, he’s shown off the field, too.”

Gibson returned to the Tigers in 1993, after new owner Mike Ilitch bought the team (he had bad blood with previous owner Tom Monaghan, which is why he left via free agency for the Dodgers), and he had a bit of a career resurrection.

Gibson retired after the 1995 season with 255 career home runs and 870 RBIs. Three years later, he joined the Tigers’ TV broadcast booth, first working alongside Josh Lewin (“Gibby and the Geek,” they were affectionately called), and later Mario Impemba.

In 2003, Gibson left the booth to join new Tigers manager (and good friend) Alan Trammell’s coaching staff. He was bench coach and later hitting coach. Trammell and his staff were fired after the 2005 season, and in 2007, he became bench coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks (under current Tigers manager AJ Hinch). When Hinch was fired in 2010, Gibson took over as manager; in 2011, he led the Diamondbacks to the National League West title and was named manager of the year in the NL.

Gibson was fired by the Diamondbacks in September 2014, and in 2015, he rejoined the Tigers’ TV broadcast, working with Impemba, then Matt Shepard (who on social media Monday called Gibson “one of the best teammates I’ve ever had in broadcasting), and, last year, Jason Benetti. Gibson was known for his keen baseball instincts, often predicting plays before they happened. He openly rooted for the Tigers on air, but he wasn’t afraid to be critical, either, particularly in his early days.

The Tigers announced last month that Gibson would return as part of the analyst rotation for FanDuel Sports Network Detroit with Andy Dirks, Dan Petry, Carlos Peña and Todd Jones.