From 1995-2006, Kaat was part of the MSG Network/YES Network. In 1998, as part of MSG Network's Yankee telecasts, he won the New York Emmy for "Outstanding Live Sports Coverage Series - Professional." In total, Kaat has won seven Emmy Awards for sports broadcasting and nominated for many more.
In 1994, Kaat was the lead analyst for Baseball Tonight on ESPN. In 1993, he ended his six-year stint as the primary analyst for Minnesota Twins game broadcasts on the CBS affiliate WCCO-TV. In 1988, Kaat covered Olympic baseball on NBC and handled the college World Series, the Major League Baseball playoffs and the World Series for ESPN.
During the 1986 season, Kaat was the analyst and play-by-play announcer for WPIX-TV, working 100 New York Yankees game broadcasts. In 1984 and 1985, Kaat was the chief correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America and covered the World Series. Kaat began his baseball broadcasting career during the strike season of 1981 as an analyst working for the Home Team Sports Network covering minor league games before resuming his playing career for two more seasons.
Kaat made his major league debut in 1959 with the Washington Senators. Over his 25-year playing career, he compiled an impressive 283 wins and an ERA of 3.45 with six different major league teams. Kaat was a three time All-Star, won a record 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards and won a World Series Title as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982.
