The New York Yankees marked the birthday of former pitcher and broadcaster Jim Kaat with a feature highlighting his distinguished career in Major League Baseball. Kaat, who spent 25 seasons in the majors from 1959 to 1983, won 283 games and earned 16 Gold Glove awards during his playing days with the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals.
A notable photograph from the 1990 World Series shows Kaat in his role as a CBS broadcaster before Game 3 between the Oakland Athletics and Cincinnati Reds at the Oakland Coliseum on October 19, 1990. The Reds completed a four-game sweep of the Athletics in that series. Kaat transitioned to broadcasting after his playing career, becoming a respected voice for national telecasts and later for Yankees television broadcasts.
