Ryan Zimmerman — who is one of the biggest Philadelphia Phillies killers of the last 25 years — announced Tuesday in a release from his representation at CAA that he’s retiring after 16 seasons with the Washington Nationals.
The 37-year-old spent his entire career with the Nationals, who selected him with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2005 MLB Draft out of the University of Virginia. Zimmerman was actually the first draft pick made by the Nationals after they relocated from Montreal.
Zimmerman debuted at age 20 in 2005, the first season of play for the Nationals.