We have a really short news day today. There’s only one story with a just a couple of links.
- Ryan Zimmerman, the first draft choice in Nationals history, announced his retirement after 16 seasons in the majors, all with Washington. Except for sitting out the 2020 season, Zimmerman has played for the Nats in every season since they moved to Washington.
- Emma Baccellieri writes that Zimmerman retires as something of a rarity these days—a “Franchise-defining” player. He will always be known among DC baseball fans as “Mr. National.”
- The Nationals posted this video tribute the Zimmerman.