2022 is going to be a step into the unknown for the Washington Nationals. It will be their first season without Ryan Zimmerman on their books since the franchise moved to the nation’s capital in 2005 after the franchise icon announced his retirement on Tuesday.
The first-ever draft pick for this iteration of the Nationals finally called it a career after nearly 17 years with the organization, an organization that he saw the lowest of lows and the highest of highs with during his exceptional tenure in Washington.
When you spend that long in one place and leave an ever-lasting mark on the city, everyone associated with the Nationals has a Ryan Zimmerman memory or a few on and off the field.