Nestor Cortes on Jim Kaat’s offensive nickname for him: ‘People make mistakes’

Kaat bizarrely gave him an awful nickname.

Minnesota Twins broadcaster and Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Kaat is in hot water once again for comments made on the air.

In 2021, he made an awful joke during a Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox ALDS game.

And earlier this week, while commenting during a Twins and Detroit Tigers game, he started talking about New York Yankees breakout pitcher Nestor Cortes.

For some reason, Kaat decided to nickname him, “Nestor the Molester.”

The usual nickname I’ve seen thrown around for Cortes these days is Nasty Nestor. 

But Cortes seems to be forgiving of Kaat. Let’s look back at what happened: