“When you look back at the '90s and early 2000s, pitchers took a lot of pride in it. They got the bunts down. Some of them could hit-and-run pretty regularly. 'Pitchers who hit' was actually a part of the game.”

American former professional baseball infielder

Ryan Zimmerman is an American former professional baseball infielder, known for spending his entire 17-year Major League Baseball career with the Washington Nationals. Born in 1984, he played chiefly at third base before moving to first base in 2015. Zimmerman was selected to the MLB All-Star team twice and won one Gold Glove and two Silver Slugger awards. He was also part of the Nationals team that won the 2019 World Series, and his career is remembered for long service with one club.