Ryan Zimmerman
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Zimmerman with the Washington Nationals in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Third baseman / First baseman | |||||||||||||||
| Born: September 28, 1984 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 | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .277 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 284 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 1,061 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Ryan Wallace Zimmerman (born September 28, 1984) is an American former professional baseball infielder who spent his entire 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Washington Nationals. 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 MLB draft and then played for the team from its 2005 inaugural season in Washington, D.C., through 2021. Known for his clutch hitting and walk-off hits, 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.