{"id":34807,"date":"2022-06-03T08:15:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T08:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jim-kaat-uses-offensive-nickname-for-nestor-cortes-on-air\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T08:15:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T08:15:38","slug":"jim-kaat-uses-offensive-nickname-for-nestor-cortes-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jim-kaat-uses-offensive-nickname-for-nestor-cortes-on-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Kaat uses offensive nickname for Nestor Cortes on air"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minnesota Twins broadcaster Jim Kaat made an offensive remark while describing New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes on the air Thursday, marking his second such remark over the past year.<\/p>\n

Kaat was calling the Twins’ 3-2 loss to the Tigers in Detroit on Thursday, and brought up Cortes while Chris Archer was striking out Miguel Cabrera.<\/p>\n

\u201c’Nestor the Molestor,’ Nestor Cortes,\u201d Kaat said on the air. “Man he is fun to watch.”<\/p>\n

The Twins spoke to Kaat after the game, and said that he plans to reach out to Cortes to apologize.<\/p>\n

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“Obviously, we take these matters seriously and, like in all cases, will handle this internally and privately,” Twins vice president of communications and content Dustin Morse said, via The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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“Jim meant no ill will.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Cortes, who has earned the nickname “Nasty Nestor,” was asked about the incident after the Yankees’ doubleheader against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI’m sure, you know, he didn’t really mean it, and people make mistakes, but it didn’t offend me at all,\u201d Cortes said, via The Associated Press. “So, you know, I don’t really have anything more to say than just that, honestly.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Kaat, 83, played in MLB from 1959-1983 for the Senators, Twins, White Sox, Phillies, Yankees and Cardinals. The Hall of Famer and longtime commentator also worked for the Yankees and the MLB Network.<\/p>\n

Thursday’s incident marks his second in less than a year. In October during an MLB Network broadcast of an ALDS game between the Astros and White Sox, Kaat said that teams should try to \u201cget a 40-acre field full of players\u201d that look like Yoan Moncada. That comment, of course, references the 40 acres of land and a mule that the United States government promised, and largely failed to deliver to, slaves after they were freed following the Civil War.<\/p>\n

Kaat apologized later during that game, saying he “used a poor choice of words that resulted in an insensitive and hurtful remark.”<\/p>\n

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