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Full Name:
 

Ryan Wallace Zimmerman​

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Nicknames:

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“Zim"

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Born:  
   

September 28, 1984 

Washington, North Carolina

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Family:  

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Father: Keith
Mother: Cheryl (Do not heckle - see extra)
Brother: Shawn
Spouse: Heather (Downen)

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His wife Heather and him were married in January 2013.

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Friends:  

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2000 - Played on a team called Tidewater Orioles (played with David Wright and Melvin Upton).

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School:  

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Floyd E. Kellam High School, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Mascot: Knights
Coach: St. Clair Jones

University of Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Coach: Brian O'Connor
Teammate: Mark Reynolds
 

Baseball Related:

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2004 - Played for the USA Baseball National Team

 

2005 - Drafted by the Washington Nationals (4th overall).

2005 - September 1st - Major League debut with the Washington Nationals.

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2006 - Finished 2nd in the NL Rookie of the Year voting (Hanley Ramírez won).

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2009 - Signed a 5-year contract with the Nationals ($45 million).

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2012 - Signed a 6-year contract extention with the Nationals ($100 million).
 

Extra:

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2016 - Zimmerman sued news agency Al Jazeera for defamation after they release a documentary called, "The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers". The documentary linked Zimmerman (and others) to a clinic that distributed PEDs.

2017 - His high school coach (St Clair Jones) was suspended for “concerns brought forward regarding practices and player discipline.”

 

Do not heckle:
His mother, Cheryl, has been in a wheelchair since 2000 due to multiple sclerosis (MS).

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His charity 'ziMS Foundation' funds MS research and treatment.
 

Sample Heckles:

 

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Heckle him on twitter:

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