ARLINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman’s baseball future hasn’t been settled yet, but on Tuesday he tried his hand at a different sport just for fun.
Zimmerman visited Washington Capitals practice, donned some goaltender equipment and squatted between the pipes to face shots from Alex Ovechkin and company.
The longtime Washington Nationals first baseman, currently a free agent, later said Nicklas Backstrom had “challenged” him to try it a few years ago. Zimmerman wields a steady glove at first base, so he figured he’d be able to stop some pucks.
“We were talking about how like, I’m like, ‘I can catch it,’” Zimmerman said.