Kaat was an All-Star for three seasons and a Gold Glove winner for sixteen seasons. He was the American League (AL) leader in shutouts (5) in 1962, and the AL leader in wins (25) and complete games (19) in 1966. In addition to his 283 career wins, he has three 20-win seasons.
After a brief stint as a pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds under former player Pete Rose, he went on to became a sportscaster and for the next 22 years called games for the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins. Following a brief retirement in 2006, Jim Kaat was back in the broadcast booth calling Pool D for the 2009 World Baseball Classic in Puerto Rico, called games for NESN in 2009 (as a replacement for Jerry Remy), and currently calls games for the MLB Network as of the 2015 season.
"Earl just had that Teddy bear quality about him."
"He (Rodriguez) has been hearing it from the crowd."
"The one advantage the Yankees would have in bringing Mo in is this is Ortiz's first at-bat of the day."
"You know what? If we had Johan Santana in Game 7, we would have won."
"When we flew in from a road trip, my son would be at the airport, and he would gravitate immediately to Earl. Earl just had that teddy bear quality about him."
"Yeah, I know those numbers. I like to take the game situation into account, too. I wouldn't care if he (Ortiz) was 10-for-20 (against Rivera), I want my best guy in there."
"On the flip side, he's going to make the guys toe the line and play the game the right way. It will be professionally run. There won't be anything left to chance. Joe will have everything covered."
Jim Kaat was a major league pitcher for 25 years. He's spent the years after retirement from baseball broadcasting baseball. He's coming up on 7 decades of baseball. We talk about his life, baseball and what the future holds.
published: 13 Apr 2021
A Bounty of Balks (https://www.facebook.com/baseballhistoryshorts/)
So many interesting things to note in this clip from a Yankees-Royals regular season game in 1979. 40 year-old Jim Kaat comes in to face Darrell Porter (wearing civilian-style glasses) with the bases loaded. Kaat is working extremely quickly by today's standards. On a few of the pitches it seems Porter has to struggle just to be ready to hit. Kaat also seems to balk on every pitch, never coming to a complete stop. That rule was first enforced nine years later, resulting in chaos. As mentioned on Recondite Baseball, "Only six weeks after opening day, Rick Mahler of the Atlanta Braves committed the 357th balk of the 1988 season, breaking the MLB record for most balks in a complete season...with three quarters of the season to play." The out of the baseline call is also interesting for a n...
published: 21 Oct 2013
Minnesota Twins - Al Worthington and Jim Kaat Timeless Testimony
A baseball duo from the Minnesota twins of the 1960’s, Al Worthington and Jim Kaat… Two pitchers, one southpaw and two timeless testimonies ! We caught up with them in the late 1960s at Yankee stadium in New York as they warmed up for a game with the NY Yankees.
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published: 25 Jan 2021
SEA@MIN: Former Twins player Jim Kaat visits booth
8/1/15: Former Twins pitcher and sixteen time Gold Glove winner, Jim Kaat, recalls his World Series showdown in 1965
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published: 02 Aug 2015
Jim Kaat remembers Dick Allen
Jim Kaat joins Hot Stove to share his memories of his legendary teammate Dick Allen, who passed away at age 78
published: 09 Dec 2020
Jim Kaat:The Most Interesting Man in Baseball
The MLB Network presents The Most Interesting Man in Baseball...Jim Kaat.
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published: 12 May 2015
Jim Kaat remembers Hank Aaron
Jim Kaat joins MLB Tonight to discuss his memories of Hank Aaron's time in Milwaukee
published: 24 Jan 2021
MLB Tonight Breaks Down Jim Kaat's Golf Game
MLB Tonight Breaks Down Jim Kaat's Golf Game.
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Jim Kaat was a major league pitcher for 25 years. He's spent the years after retirement from baseball broadcasting baseball. He's coming up on 7 decades of bas...
Jim Kaat was a major league pitcher for 25 years. He's spent the years after retirement from baseball broadcasting baseball. He's coming up on 7 decades of baseball. We talk about his life, baseball and what the future holds.
Jim Kaat was a major league pitcher for 25 years. He's spent the years after retirement from baseball broadcasting baseball. He's coming up on 7 decades of baseball. We talk about his life, baseball and what the future holds.
So many interesting things to note in this clip from a Yankees-Royals regular season game in 1979. 40 year-old Jim Kaat comes in to face Darrell Porter (wearin...
So many interesting things to note in this clip from a Yankees-Royals regular season game in 1979. 40 year-old Jim Kaat comes in to face Darrell Porter (wearing civilian-style glasses) with the bases loaded. Kaat is working extremely quickly by today's standards. On a few of the pitches it seems Porter has to struggle just to be ready to hit. Kaat also seems to balk on every pitch, never coming to a complete stop. That rule was first enforced nine years later, resulting in chaos. As mentioned on Recondite Baseball, "Only six weeks after opening day, Rick Mahler of the Atlanta Braves committed the 357th balk of the 1988 season, breaking the MLB record for most balks in a complete season...with three quarters of the season to play." The out of the baseline call is also interesting for a number of reasons. 1) It seems like a very tight call on the part of the umpire. 2) It's mentioned by the announcers that the line drawn in on the artificial surface counts as the baseline. If so, this would raise the question of how this differs from a grass field where no such line exists. Whitey Herzog comes out to argue and the call does seem a puzzler.
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So many interesting things to note in this clip from a Yankees-Royals regular season game in 1979. 40 year-old Jim Kaat comes in to face Darrell Porter (wearing civilian-style glasses) with the bases loaded. Kaat is working extremely quickly by today's standards. On a few of the pitches it seems Porter has to struggle just to be ready to hit. Kaat also seems to balk on every pitch, never coming to a complete stop. That rule was first enforced nine years later, resulting in chaos. As mentioned on Recondite Baseball, "Only six weeks after opening day, Rick Mahler of the Atlanta Braves committed the 357th balk of the 1988 season, breaking the MLB record for most balks in a complete season...with three quarters of the season to play." The out of the baseline call is also interesting for a number of reasons. 1) It seems like a very tight call on the part of the umpire. 2) It's mentioned by the announcers that the line drawn in on the artificial surface counts as the baseline. If so, this would raise the question of how this differs from a grass field where no such line exists. Whitey Herzog comes out to argue and the call does seem a puzzler.
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A baseball duo from the Minnesota twins of the 1960’s, Al Worthington and Jim Kaat… Two pitchers, one southpaw and two timeless testimonies ! We caught up with...
A baseball duo from the Minnesota twins of the 1960’s, Al Worthington and Jim Kaat… Two pitchers, one southpaw and two timeless testimonies ! We caught up with them in the late 1960s at Yankee stadium in New York as they warmed up for a game with the NY Yankees.
See the entire series at; https://www.youtube.com/user/TeleMissions/videos
A baseball duo from the Minnesota twins of the 1960’s, Al Worthington and Jim Kaat… Two pitchers, one southpaw and two timeless testimonies ! We caught up with them in the late 1960s at Yankee stadium in New York as they warmed up for a game with the NY Yankees.
See the entire series at; https://www.youtube.com/user/TeleMissions/videos
8/1/15: Former Twins pitcher and sixteen time Gold Glove winner, Jim Kaat, recalls his World Series showdown in 1965
Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our f...
8/1/15: Former Twins pitcher and sixteen time Gold Glove winner, Jim Kaat, recalls his World Series showdown in 1965
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8/1/15: Former Twins pitcher and sixteen time Gold Glove winner, Jim Kaat, recalls his World Series showdown in 1965
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Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live, full length MLB game when the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees faced off at Yankee Stadium. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to MLB.TV, the live video streaming product that airs every game in HD to nearly 400 different devices. MLB.com also provides an array of mobile apps for fans to choose from, including At Bat, the highest-grossing iOS sports app of all-time. MLB.com features a stable of club beat reporters and award-winning national columnists, the largest contingent of baseball reporters under one roof, who deliver over 100 original articles every day. MLB.com also offers extensive historical information and footage, online ticket sales, official baseball merchandise, authenticated memorabilia and collectibles and fantasy games.
Major League Baseball consists of 30 teams split between the American and National Leagues. The American League, originally founded in 1901, consists of the following teams: Baltimore Orioles; Boston Red Sox; Chicago White Sox; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; Houston Astros; Kansas City Royals; Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; Minnesota Twins; New York Yankees; Oakland Athletics; Seattle Mariners; Tampa Bay Rays; Texas Rangers; and Toronto Blue Jays. The National League, originally founded in 1876, consists of the following teams: Arizona Diamondbacks; Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; Cincinnati Reds; Colorado Rockies; Los Angeles Dodgers; Miami Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres; San Francisco Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; and Washington Nationals.
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The MLB Network presents The Most Interesting Man in Baseball...Jim Kaat.
MLB Central is our daily morning show during the baseball season, hosted by Matt Vasg...
The MLB Network presents The Most Interesting Man in Baseball...Jim Kaat.
MLB Central is our daily morning show during the baseball season, hosted by Matt Vasgersian, Lauren Shehadi and Mark DeRosa!
The MLB Network presents The Most Interesting Man in Baseball...Jim Kaat.
MLB Central is our daily morning show during the baseball season, hosted by Matt Vasgersian, Lauren Shehadi and Mark DeRosa!
MLB Tonight Breaks Down Jim Kaat's Golf Game.
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MLB Tonight Breaks Down Jim Kaat's Golf Game.
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MLB Tonight Breaks Down Jim Kaat's Golf Game.
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Jim Kaat was a major league pitcher for 25 years. He's spent the years after retirement from baseball broadcasting baseball. He's coming up on 7 decades of baseball. We talk about his life, baseball and what the future holds.
So many interesting things to note in this clip from a Yankees-Royals regular season game in 1979. 40 year-old Jim Kaat comes in to face Darrell Porter (wearing civilian-style glasses) with the bases loaded. Kaat is working extremely quickly by today's standards. On a few of the pitches it seems Porter has to struggle just to be ready to hit. Kaat also seems to balk on every pitch, never coming to a complete stop. That rule was first enforced nine years later, resulting in chaos. As mentioned on Recondite Baseball, "Only six weeks after opening day, Rick Mahler of the Atlanta Braves committed the 357th balk of the 1988 season, breaking the MLB record for most balks in a complete season...with three quarters of the season to play." The out of the baseline call is also interesting for a number of reasons. 1) It seems like a very tight call on the part of the umpire. 2) It's mentioned by the announcers that the line drawn in on the artificial surface counts as the baseline. If so, this would raise the question of how this differs from a grass field where no such line exists. Whitey Herzog comes out to argue and the call does seem a puzzler.
For more Baseball History Shorts go to https://www.facebook.com/baseballhistoryshorts/
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A baseball duo from the Minnesota twins of the 1960’s, Al Worthington and Jim Kaat… Two pitchers, one southpaw and two timeless testimonies ! We caught up with them in the late 1960s at Yankee stadium in New York as they warmed up for a game with the NY Yankees.
See the entire series at; https://www.youtube.com/user/TeleMissions/videos
8/1/15: Former Twins pitcher and sixteen time Gold Glove winner, Jim Kaat, recalls his World Series showdown in 1965
Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, and subscribe on YouTube for the best, exclusive MLB content: http://youtube.com/MLB
About MLB.com:
Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live, full length MLB game when the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees faced off at Yankee Stadium. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to MLB.TV, the live video streaming product that airs every game in HD to nearly 400 different devices. MLB.com also provides an array of mobile apps for fans to choose from, including At Bat, the highest-grossing iOS sports app of all-time. MLB.com features a stable of club beat reporters and award-winning national columnists, the largest contingent of baseball reporters under one roof, who deliver over 100 original articles every day. MLB.com also offers extensive historical information and footage, online ticket sales, official baseball merchandise, authenticated memorabilia and collectibles and fantasy games.
Major League Baseball consists of 30 teams split between the American and National Leagues. The American League, originally founded in 1901, consists of the following teams: Baltimore Orioles; Boston Red Sox; Chicago White Sox; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; Houston Astros; Kansas City Royals; Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; Minnesota Twins; New York Yankees; Oakland Athletics; Seattle Mariners; Tampa Bay Rays; Texas Rangers; and Toronto Blue Jays. The National League, originally founded in 1876, consists of the following teams: Arizona Diamondbacks; Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; Cincinnati Reds; Colorado Rockies; Los Angeles Dodgers; Miami Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres; San Francisco Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; and Washington Nationals.
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The MLB Network presents The Most Interesting Man in Baseball...Jim Kaat.
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MLB Tonight Breaks Down Jim Kaat's Golf Game.
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Kaat was an All-Star for three seasons and a Gold Glove winner for sixteen seasons. He was the American League (AL) leader in shutouts (5) in 1962, and the AL leader in wins (25) and complete games (19) in 1966. In addition to his 283 career wins, he has three 20-win seasons.
After a brief stint as a pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds under former player Pete Rose, he went on to became a sportscaster and for the next 22 years called games for the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins. Following a brief retirement in 2006, Jim Kaat was back in the broadcast booth calling Pool D for the 2009 World Baseball Classic in Puerto Rico, called games for NESN in 2009 (as a replacement for Jerry Remy), and currently calls games for the MLB Network as of the 2015 season.
“I feel bad for Pete because when I coached for him (1985), it was just coming out about his gambling issue,” Jim Kaat told the Pioneer Press last week ... Upon Harmon’s passing, another Twins hall of famer, Jim Kaat, became the Colorado group’s liaison.