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James Lee Kaat (born November 7 , 1938 in Zeeland, Michigan ), nicknamed "Kitty", is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators (I)/Minnesota Twins (1959-1973), Chicago White Sox (1973-1975), Philadelphia Phillies (1976-1979), New York Yankees (1979-1980), and St. Louis Cardinals (1980-1983). He has been a sportscaster for the past quarter-century. In 1966 , he was named the American League Pitcher of the Year by '' The Sporting News '', but the National League 's Sandy Koufax won the Cy Young Award by a unanimous vote; it was the last year in which only one award was given for both leagues. Kaat was primarily a Starting Pitcher until 1979 , when he became a Relief Pitcher . Over Kaat's 25 years in the majors, he was an All-Star three times ( 1962 , 1966 , 1975 ), and won the Gold Glove Award for defensive skill a record 16 consecutive times (1962-1977). With the Cardinals in 1982 , Kaat earned his only World Series ring working out of the Bullpen . president Dr. Bobby Brown , who would in return, present the Toronto Blue Jays the World Series Trophy in 1992 .]] Kaat has also had a successful career as a broadcaster after retiring from Baseball . From 1990-1993, Kaat served as an analyst for CBS television, teaming with Dick Stockton and then, Greg Gumbel in 1993 ; Kaat covered three World Series Trophy presentations for CBS (1990-1992). In 1995 , he was nominated for an Emmy Award for "On Camera Achievement". Also in 1995, Kaat called the American League playoffs with Brent Musburger for ABC . In addition, he was on the team which won the "Outstanding Live Sports Coverage - Single Program" New York Emmy for covering Dwight Gooden 's No-hitter and David Wells ' Perfect Game . He is currently an announcer for Yankees games on the YES Network , where his straight-shooting style is much in the mode of former Yankees broadcasters Tony Kubek and Bill White . EXTERNAL LINK |
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