VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and manager Dusty Baker arrived at the Space Coast Stadium parking lot at the same time early Tuesday morning. As they entered the stadium, Baker took notice that Zimmerman was following him into his office.
"I was like, man, most people don't follow me into the office unless they are fighting," Baker said.
Baker could see the hurt in Zimmerman's face. Zimmerman wanted to talk to Baker about the offseason report from Al Jazeera that accused Zimmerman of using performance enhancing drugs, an allegation Zimmerman denied.
"He explained it to me.