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“Following Ryan Zimmerman’s retirement announcement on Tuesday afternoon, the Washington Nationals released the following statements:“On behalf of my family and the entire Washington Nationals organization, we would like to congratulate Ryan on a tremendous career and thank him for his contributions both on the field and in our community. Ryan will forever be Mr. National.
Zimmerman was selected fourth overall in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Virginia and eventually became Washington’s all-time leader in nearly every offensive category. He hit .277 with 417 doubles, 22 triples, 284 home runs, 1,061 RBI, 646 walks, 43 stolen bases and 963 runs scored in 1,799 career games. He recorded 1,846 hits while posting a career .341 on-base percentage and a .475 slugging percentage.
Zimmerman finished his career with 11 walk-off home runs, tied for seventh-most in Major League Baseball history and tied for the second-most in National League history. His 11th and final walk-off home run came on Aug. 22, 2018 against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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