Ryan Zimmerman
Ryan Zimmerman
Ryan Wallace Zimmermanis an American professional baseball first baseman for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. Zimmerman played college baseball at the University of Virginia and graduated from Kellam High School. He has been a member of the Nationals since his debut on September 1, 2005. He is well known for his clutch hitting and walkoff hits. Formerly a third baseman, Zimmerman transitioned to first base in 2015...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth28 September 1984
CityWashington, NC
glad hardest hit wait
They say your first hit is the hardest to get, ... I'm glad I didn't have to wait too long for mine.
far good hit saw swing tried
I saw it good. But I probably tried to hit it too far and didn't put a good swing on it.
hit power
I wouldn't say I am a power hitter. I am a gap-to-gap guy. If I hit one like I did today, so be it.
advantage games hitters table win
He was unbelievable tonight. If he can set the table and do that day in and day out, we are going to win a lot more games because of it. If you can be on base, with all the hitters we have in our lineup, it's going to be a big advantage for our team.
figured game goes good guess learn learning might older
It was up to the older guys. I guess they figured I will be in the game for a long time, so they figure I might as well learn what goes on. It will be a good learning experience.
both exciting forward good looks playing playoffs rivalry teams win
I think Jose looks forward to playing every day. I think when you have a rivalry like this, it's exciting and good for the league. It's like the playoffs every time. Both teams want to win that bad.
against easy guys hard talk teams whenever younger
Having younger guys on other teams makes it easy for all of us, because we can talk to each other, to talk about what it is like. It's hard for young guys sometimes, and there's not too many of us around. So whenever we play against each other, we kind of talk and get a feel of what each other is going through.
anybody drafted gets thinks
I don't think anybody gets drafted and thinks they'll be up that year. It just happened.
handle respond struggle year
I am going to struggle. That's going to be a big part of my year is how I can handle that and how I respond to that, and am I doing it as well as I can?
bunch expecting hanging learning whenever
I didn't come up here expecting to play. I am not really surprised. It's just whenever they need me. I am hanging out and learning a bunch of stuff.
confidence felt
I'm a little overwhelmed, but I always felt that I could play in the majors. If you don't have confidence in yourself, you don't have anything.
against chance guys life surreal watching
It's surreal to see the guys you have been watching all your life and now you have a chance to play against them,
close early start talking
It's way too early to start talking about that. It's so early. We're really close to being where we want to be.
It's nice. At least I'm not doing it by myself. It will be fun. That's part of the experience.