MLB Announcer Jim Kaat Offers Bizarre Nickname For Nestor Cortes

MLB announcer Jim Kaat will likely want this comment back.

When talking about the sudden rise of Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes during the Twins-Tigers game on Thursday afternoon, Kaat got excited when dropping the extremely bizarre “Nestor The Molestor” moniker on the Yanks southpaw.

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Jim Kaat's nickname for Nestor Cortes is "Nestor the Molestor" 😬 pic.twitter.com/ezLhcPBXSB

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This isn’t Jim Kaat’s first run-in tin the booth. When calling a White Sox game, Kaat made a “40 acre” comment when speaking on Yoan Moncada that elicited an apology.

“I want to add a little break here,” Kaat said later during that broadcast via SI. “In fact, I need to read this right now, because earlier in the game when Yoán Moncada was at the plate in an attempt to compliment the great player, I used a poor choice of words that resulted in a sensitive, hurtful remark. And I’m sorry.”

Perhaps another apology is in store for Jim Kaat after his nickname for Nestor Cortes.

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