When Bruce Zimmermann’s baseball pursuits took him out of Maryland, and thus out of the purview of the man that served as his first pitching coach, the habit of breaking down every one of his starts with his father endured.
From the time Zimmermann blossomed into a pro prospect at Mount Olive (North Carolina) to his fifth-round selection in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft by the Atlanta Braves and eventual trade to the hometown Orioles, the postgame calls that were once a baseball exercise became a way for Zimmermann and his father, also named Bruce, to stay connected.