Ryan Zimmerman had a total of eight plate appearances in the month of September before the 36-year-old, 16-year veteran stepped to the plate this past Saturday night against right-hander Shelby Miller and hit a 95 MPH 1-2 fastball to center for a 411-foot solo home run, his 13th of the season (to go along with 13 doubles) in 240 plate appearances.
“It was awesome,” Washington Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez said of Zimmerman’s blast after what ended up a 10-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
“He came off the bench and got ready to hit, guy threw him a fastball up and he stayed in the middle of the field.