It's been quite a several-week stretch for Jim Kaat. Last month, he learned he made the Baseball . Wednesday, the announced that they are going to retire his number, 36, at a Andrew Ference Jersey ceremony in his honor on July 16 this coming season. Welcome to the number retirement club, Kitty!We will be retiring Jim Kaat's No. 36 this summer! Minnesota Twins (@Twins) "For more than sixty years, Jim Kaat has been an important part of the fabric of the Minnesota Twins organization," Twins owner Jim Pohlad said in a statement."With 'Kitty's' storied career on the field Brian Ferlin Men Jersey as well as his accolades in Bill Ranford Women Jersey the broadcast booth and his contributions in the community in mind, the Twins family is proud to bestow our highest honor with the retirement of his jersey -- number 36. We are excited to celebrate his decades-long commitment to Twins Territory, as well as his much-deserved and long-awaited induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, this coming season."Kaat, 83, spent parts of 15 seasons with the Twins during his storied 25-year career. Jujhar Khaira Men Jersey He won 190 games with the club, pitching to a 3.34 ERA with 1,851 strikeouts in over 3,000 innings with the club.Kaat is the all-time Twins (excluding Darnell Nurse Men Jersey Senators) leader in wins, innings pitched and starts. He won nine Gold Gloves and made two All-Star teams with the club. He was in the rotation for the 1965 pennant-winning team and 1970 division winner.The Twins' list of retired numbers will now read: 3: Harmon Killebrew6: Tony Oliva7: 10: Tom Kelly14: Kent Hrbek28: Bert Blyleven29: Rod Carew34: Kirby Puckett36: Jim Kaat42: Jackie Robinson (he never played for the Twins; his number is retired for Milan Lucic Men Jersey every team)Notable here is that Oliva made the Hall of Fame on the same vote as Kaat.