Ryan Zimmerman
American baseball player (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ryan Wallace Zimmerman (born September 28, 1984) is an American former professional baseball infielder who played 16 seasons for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Zimmerman graduated from Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and played college baseball at the University of Virginia. Nicknamed "Mr. National", he was selected in the first round as the fourth overall pick by the Nationals in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft, then played for the team from its 2005 inaugural season in Washington, D.C., through 2021.[1] Known for his clutch hitting and walk-off hits,[2] Zimmerman was primarily a third baseman before moving to first base in 2015. He was twice selected as an MLB All-Star, won one Gold Glove and two Silver Slugger awards, and was a World Series champion with the 2019 Nationals.
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Third baseman / First baseman | |||||||||||||||
Born: (1984-09-28) September 28, 1984 (age 39) Washington, North Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
September 1, 2005, for the Washington Nationals | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
October 3, 2021, for the Washington Nationals | |||||||||||||||
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Batting average | .277 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 284 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 1,061 | ||||||||||||||
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