Jim Kaat has apologized to Nestor Cortes, with the New York Yankees left-hander tweeting Friday that he doesn't believe the comment made a day earlier by the longtime Minnesota Twins announcer was done with ill intentions.
Kaat had referred to Cortes as "Nestor the Molestor" during a broadcast of the Twins-Detroit Tigers game. He began to explain that Cortes had become one of his favorite pitchers during a breakout season with New York.
"'Nestor the Molestor,' Nestor Cortes," Kaat said. "Angles and different speeds. He's a pitcher."
Cortes said after the Yankees played Thursday night that he wasn't offended by what Kaat said, and he reiterated that in the social media post Friday.