Yankees pitcher Nester Cortes Jr. said Friday that Twins broadcaster Jim Kaat apologized for referring to Cortes as “Nestor the Molestor” during the Twins-Tigers game on Thursday.
However, the pitcher wrote in a statement on social media saying that Kaat “didn’t need to.”
“Jim Kaat has spent an entire lifetime in this game we love,” Cortes said. “He reached out to me and apologized for his remark last 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!”
