{"id":36249,"date":"2022-06-04T09:33:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T09:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/twins-broadcaster-jim-kaat-uses-offensive-nickname-for-yankees-pitcher-nestor-cortes-allegedly-apologizes\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T09:33:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T09:33:24","slug":"twins-broadcaster-jim-kaat-uses-offensive-nickname-for-yankees-pitcher-nestor-cortes-allegedly-apologizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/twins-broadcaster-jim-kaat-uses-offensive-nickname-for-yankees-pitcher-nestor-cortes-allegedly-apologizes\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins broadcaster Jim Kaat uses offensive nickname for Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes, allegedly apologizes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minnesota Twins broadcaster Jim Kaat used an inappropriate nickname for New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes when the Twins faced the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. While watching Chris Archer strike out Miguel Cabrera, the 83-year-old said Cortes was one of his favorite pitchers di lui but referred to him as “Nestor the Molester.” <\/p>\n

“‘Nestor the Molester,’ Nestor Cortes,” Kaat said. “Angles and different speeds. He’s a pitcher.”<\/p>\n

This isn’t the first time Kaat said something inappropriate while calling a game. Last October, he made an insensitive comment<\/span> toward White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada, an infielder from Cuba. Kaat said he wanted a “40-acre field full of” Moncadas, a choice of words he apologized for later in the broadcast.<\/p>\n

Twins vice president of communications and content Dustin Morse spoke to Kaat about this week’s incident after the broadcast ended, according to a report from the Associated Press. Morse said the Twins “take these matters seriously” and would handle the situation internally, adding Kaat “meant no ill will.”<\/p>\n

A day after the game, Cortes tweeted that Kaat reached out to him to apologize. <\/p>\n

“We all make mistakes and feel 100% there was no malice intended,” Cortes wrote. “I plan on lifting him up with this tweet and hope others do too. No sweat here Jim!”<\/p>\n

The Yankees are currently at the top of the American League East with a 36-15 record, and Cortes has been a key part of that success. The 27-year-old pitcher holds a solid 5-1 record this season with an ERA of 1.50. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n