{"id":35949,"date":"2022-06-04T02:57:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T02:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nestor-cortes-absolves-jim-kaat-for-nestor-the-molester-remark\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T02:57:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T02:57:12","slug":"nestor-cortes-absolves-jim-kaat-for-nestor-the-molester-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nestor-cortes-absolves-jim-kaat-for-nestor-the-molester-remark\/","title":{"rendered":"Nestor Cortes absolves Jim Kaat for ‘Nestor the Molester’ remark"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nestor Cortes tweeted support<\/a> before Friday’s game against the Tigers for Jim Kaat after the former Yankees pitcher and broadcaster apologized for referring to Cortes on the air Thursday as “Nestor the Molester.” <\/p>\n

Nestor Cortes, Jim Kaat<\/figcaption>
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\u201cHey everybody, Jim Kaat has spent an entire lifetime in this game we love,\u201d Cortes tweeted. “He reached out to me and apologized for his remark [Thursday] night, but he didn’t need to. We all make mistakes and feel 100% there was no malice intended. I plan on lifting him up with this tweet and I hope others do, too. No sweat here Jim! ” <\/p>\n

The 83-year-old Kaat, who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year from the Golden Days Era Committee, also apologized in October after saying teams should try to “get a 40-acre field full of” players who look like White Sox infielder Yoan Moncada.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n