Ryan Zimmerman is a Washington Nationals legend. The 34-year-old has played his entire 15-year career in the Nations Capitol and is one run batted in away from driving in 1,000 on his career.
Throughout his time in D.C. Zimmerman has become the face of the Nationals franchise, and his production has led him to hold many all-time Nats records. Despite being bitten by the injury bug the past few seasons, Zimmerman has still managed to solidify his role as a starter every time he comes back from being hurt.
In his 1,659 games in a Nationals uniform, Zimm has never been considered the “backup”.