WASHINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman was the first player ever drafted by the Washington Nationals, with the fourth overall choice in 2005. “He’s been here the whole time,” said Max Scherzer, the Nationals’ star right-hander. None of his first seven Nationals teams finished with a winning record, a stretch of futility that ended with the first of their four National League East titles in 2012. At 35, Zimmerman is coming to the end of his $135 million contract and wants to keep playing. division series against the Dodgers, he turned to the first base umpire and said, “Whenever I’m done, this is what I’m going to miss.”

Source: New York Times October 08, 2019 02:48 UTC