COOPERSTOWN, N.Y — When Jim Kaat was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, he felt he wasn’t sure if he belonged.
For 32 years, voters also weren’t sure as he gained a decent amount of support, but never enough to be elected.
His numbers were borderline, he had spent more than 30 years being considered and he felt others deserved the honor more than he did.
But walking around Cooperstown this weekend with his face and name everywhere, including inside the Hall of Fame, the Zeeland native is finally wrapping his head around the fact that he is a Hall of Famer.