{"id":34699,"date":"2022-06-03T06:52:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T06:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/twins-broadcaster-kaat-uses-offensive-nickname-for-yankees-cortes\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T06:52:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T06:52:03","slug":"twins-broadcaster-kaat-uses-offensive-nickname-for-yankees-cortes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/twins-broadcaster-kaat-uses-offensive-nickname-for-yankees-cortes\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins broadcaster Kaat uses offensive nickname for Yankees’ Cortes"},"content":{"rendered":"
DETROIT – Minnesota Twins broadcaster Jim Kaat referred to New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes as “Nestor the Molester” during a broadcast Thursday, the second offensive remark in the past year by the 83-year-old Hall of Fame pitcher while calling a game.<\/p>\n
As Minnesota’s Chris Archer struck out Detroit star Miguel Cabrera, Kaat began to explain that Cortes had become one of his favorite pitchers during a breakout season with New York.<\/p>\n
“‘Nestor the Molester,’ Nestor Cortes,” Kaat said. “Angles and different speeds. He’s a pitcher.”<\/p>\n
Twins vice president of communications and content Dustin Morse spoke with Kaat after the broadcast about the comment.<\/p>\n
“Obviously, we take these matters seriously and like in all cases will handle this internally and privately,” Morse said.<\/p>\n
Kaat planned to contact Cortes directly and speak with the pitcher about the situation.<\/p>\n
“Jim meant no ill will,” Morse said.<\/p>\n
After the Yankees swept a day-night doubleheader from the Los Angeles Angels, Cortes said he had heard about Kaat’s comment.<\/p>\n
“I’m sure, you know, he didn’t really mean it, and people make mistakes, but it didn’t offend me at all,” Cortes told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
“So, you know, I don’t really have anything more than just that, honestly,” he said.<\/p>\n
Cortes has affectionately become known as “Nasty Nestor” by Yankees fans while going 5-1 with a 1.50 ERA to begin this season. He pitched seven scoreless innings to beat the Angels in the first game.<\/p>\n
Kaat, a longtime commentator who has also worked for the Yankees and MLB Network, apologized in October after saying teams should try to “get a 40-acre field full of” players who look like White Sox infielder Yo\u00e1n Moncada.<\/p>\n
His comment about Moncada reminded some viewers of the unfilled promise by the US government that freed slaves would receive 40 acres and a mule following the Civil War. He apologized later in that game between the Astros and White Sox.<\/p>\n
“Earlier in the game when Yo\u00e1n Moncada was at the plate, in an attempt to compliment the great player that he is, I used a poor choice of words that resulted in an insensitive and hurtful remark,” he said. “And I’m sorry for that.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DETROIT – Minnesota Twins broadcaster Jim Kaat referred to New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes as “Nestor the Molester” during a broadcast Thursday, the second offensive remark in the past year by the 83-year-old Hall of Fame pitcher while calling a game. As Minnesota’s Chris Archer struck out Detroit star Miguel Cabrera, Kaat began to …<\/p>\n