Ryan Zimmerman

#11, 1B,

AVG

.243

RBI

Bio

Height/Weight: 6' 3"/215 lbs

Bat: R

Throw: R

Born: Washington, North Carolina

College: Virginia

Draft: 2005 1st round (4th pick) by the

NBC Washington
Ovation From Nationals Fans Is a Moment Ryan Zimmerman Will 'Never Forget'
But one thing he does know is the moment he shared with Nationals fans on the final day of the regular season is something he'll never forget. The Nationals' first-ever draft pick told the Sports Junkies on Tuesday how he felt on Sunday when the fans showered him with cheers upon exiting the game early. "I think it was just kind of a culmination of a lot of things and it goes back to us athletes being so trained to take it day by day," Zimmerman said.
Federal Baseball
Washington Nationals news & notes: Davey Martinez, Ryan Zimmerman, Alex Avila, and Joan Adon talk Sunday's send-offs...
They didn’t think I was going to do that, and Alex said, ‘All I kept thinking about was wanting to punch you. But, I said, ‘Hey, it had to be done, you guys deserve it, so. I honestly did not expect that,” Avila said of his own send-off.
Miami Herald
Soto top known quantity as last-place Nats begin 'reboot'
I'm just going to remember this season because I learned a lot of things. We learned about the game. We learned about the business.

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