Twins reporter offends Yankees sensation pitcher Néstor Cortés by calling him “the Molestor” [Video]

A new negative episode has been generated in the MLB after the Minnesota Twins reporter Jim Kaat called the Yankees sensation pitcher Néstor Cortés Jr., “The Molestor”, a term associated with the sexual abuse of minors, which caused great controversy.

During Thursday’s game between the Twins and the Detroit Tigers, former Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher and now announcer, Jim Kaat, wanted to praise the great season that Cuban Néstor Cortés Jr. is having with the Yankees, but he used a very delicate and highly offensive term.

“Néstor ‘the Molestor’, Néstor Cortés”, expressed Kaat. “Angles and different speeds. He’s a pitcher,” he added, apparently not knowing all the commotion these words would bring.

This comment prompted the immediate intervention of the Twins’ vice president of communications and content, Dustin Morse, who met with former pitcher to discuss your comment and ask you to retract.

“Obviously, we take these matters seriously and, as in all cases, we will handle them internally and privately”, Morse indicated. “Jim didn’t mean it in a bad way,” he added.

Néstor Cortés responded to the Twins announcer

Néstor Cortés was once again the sensation of the Bronx Bombers this Thursday after dominating the Los Angeles Angels in the first of the doubleheader that his team ended up winning 6-1 .

In this game “Nasty Néstor”, as Yankees fans affectionately call him, pitched seven scoreless innings, took the victory to leave his record at 5-1 and lowered his effectiveness at 1.50.

After the game, Cortés spoke about Jim Kaat’s comment and let it be known that he was not offended at the same time that he was very understanding of the “mistake” made by him. announcer.

“I’m sure he didn’t mean it, and people make mistakes, but he didn’t offend me at all“, explained the Cuban to The Associated Press. “So, you know, I don’t really have anything more than that, honestly,” he closed.

Jim Kaat and his previous mistakes

This is not the first time that the former pitcher member of the Hall of Immortals has been in controversy for his comments, and it is that last October he had to go out to apologize publicly after saying that the teams should try to “fill a field of 40 acres of” players who look like White Sox infielder Yoan Moncada.

These words generated annoyance in certain fanatics because it reminded them of the unfulfilled promise of the US government that freed slaves would receive 40 acres and a mule after the Civil War.

Next the commenter had to apologize. “Early in the game when Yoan Moncada was at the plate, in an attempt to congratulate the great player that he is, I used a poor choice of words that resulted in an insensitive and hurtful comment and I’m sorry for that,” he said.

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