COOPERSTOWN, N.Y — When Jim Kaat was elected to the 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 ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Not even a half-inning of the Astros-White Sox ALDS game on Friday went by without controversy when a broadcaster used terminology linked to slavery-era America to describe ...

'Cooperstown Chances' examines the Baseball Hall of Fame case of one candidate each week. This week: Jim Kaat. In fact, Kaat’s done well since becoming eligible with the Veterans Committee for the ...

On Thursday, Jim Kaat called Nestor Cortes "Nestor the molester." On Friday, Cortes was ready to let it slide. The New York Yankees pitcher wrote on Twitter that Kaat had reached out to him to ...

MLB Network analyst Jim Kaat apologized on Friday for a poorly phrased compliment towards a player. Kaat was one of the commentators during MLB Network’s telecast of Game 2 of the ALDS between the ...

Jim Kaat has been around baseball for most of his 79 years, and he doesn't like what he sees in the game today. So Kaat, a left-handed pitcher whose MLB career began in 1959 and spanned four decades, ...

Minnesota Twins broadcaster Jim Kaat used an inappropriate nickname for New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes when the Twins faced the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. While watching Chris Archer ...

NEW YORK -- Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes presented broadcaster and Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Kaat with the franchise's Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday night, about three weeks after Kaat used ...

The incident is the second time in a year that Jim Kaat has made an offensive comment during a broadcast Minnesota Twins analyst Jim Kaat referred to New York Yankees player Nestor Cortes as "Nestor ...

With just days to go before his Baseball Hall of Fame induction, Jim Kaat earned an honor even fewer players are bestowed with. Kaat had his number 36 retired by the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, ...