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Of course it was Ryan Zimmerman who hit the first World Series home run in Washington Nationals history

Sometimes in sports, Hollywood can’t script anything better than the story that actually unfurls before the eyes of those watching, waiting for something special to happen.

With the Washington Nationals playing in the first World Series game in franchise history, the stage was set for all sorts of history to be made under the lights in Houston.

Who would score the first run in the World Series for the Nationals? Who would drive in the first run? Who would hit the first World Series home run for the team?

Ryan Zimmerman, the first draft pick by the Nationals way back in 2005, answered all of them.