Ryan Zimmerman RUMORS & NEWS

CSN Washington "After making it through last night's game at Class A Potomac with no problems, Ryan Zimmerman is set to come off the disabled list and rejoin the Nationals lineup tomorrow night in Pittsburgh. Zimmerman, out since April 18 with a strained left hamstring, went 0-for-3 and reached on an error..." May 02

Washington Times "Ryan Zimmerman was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring problem following Saturday’s game, and the Nationals will call up top prospect Anthony Rendon to start in his place. Manager Davey Johnson announced the move following the Nationals’ 7-6 win over the New York..." April 20

Washington Times "Ryan Zimmerman was busy with his pregame work early Wednesday afternoon, so he was not present when the clubhouse televisions flashed a debate topic on MLB Network. The question the analysts were discussing, on the heels of Zimmerman’s fourth throwing error of the season in Tuesday’s 8-2 loss..." April 18

Washington Post "Ryan Zimmerman smashed his first home of the season in the fourth inning of a 10-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday, but he trotted gingerly as he rounded the bases. It was the first visible sign that anything was bothering him, and he completed the game at third base without any..." April 16

MLB.com "After watching Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman make key errors against the Braves on Friday night and Saturday afternoon, an American League scout asked when Zimmerman was moving over to play first base. The scout feels Zimmerman's arm isn't strong enough to play third base any more. In..." April 15

Washington Post "Before the Nationals’ 8-5 loss to the Miami Marlins today, a rival scout expressed a growing sentiment surrounding the Nationals. He had seen third baseman Ryan Zimmerman throwing across the diamond in warm-ups for much of the spring, and he hadn’t seen much improvement over last season’s awkward..." March 27

Nats Insider "It appears all but a certainty now that the Nationals will open the season with Bryce Harper hitting third and Ryan Zimmerman sliding down into the cleanup role consistently for the first time in his career. And based on the way things have progressed here this spring, why wouldn't Davey Johnson..." March 14

Washington Post "All spring, Ryan Zimmerman has stood out among the third basemen fielding groundballs during the Nationals’ infield routine. The others would corral the ball and fire it across the diamond. Zimmerman would pull the ball out of his glove and toss it aside or lob it to home plate. That changed..." February 28

Washington Post "Ryan Zimmerman has never had much use for the Grapefruit League. Every year, he does make it hard to read between the lines of what he says about spring training. He could get ready for the season in a week, probably, which is why he does not find the slow pace of recovering from shoulder surgery..." February 23

CSN Washington "His surgically repaired shoulder gaining strength each day, Ryan Zimmerman has ramped up his throwing program. Zimmerman played catch this morning from 75 feet and expects to advance to 90 feet tomorrow, gradually working his way back to the point he'll be able to participate fully in..." February 19

Washington Post "Ryan Zimmerman stood 30 feet away from Matt Eiden, the Washington Nationals’ assistant strength coach and, for the moment, his guinea pig of a throwing partner. It was mid-January and Zimmerman had not thrown a baseball for months, not since the shoulder surgery he underwent in November. He would..." February 16

Rotoworld.com "Jordan Zimmermann said contract talks with the Nationals are "kind of hung up right now." Zimmermann requested $5.8 million and was offered $4.6 million by the Nationals when arbitration figures were exchanged earlier this month, and it sounds like the two sides are having trouble closing the..." January 27

Federal Baseball "Ryan Zimmerman might have to move to first base in the future to accomodate the Washington Nationals' top hitting prospect, Anthony Rendon, who was drafted as a third baseman out of Rice. The Nats can't sign Adam LaRoche to more than a two-year deal because they need room in the infield, and..." December 17

Federal Baseball "The Washington Nationals' 28-year-old third baseman Ryan Zimmerman needed multiple cortisone shot in his right shoulder in order to make it through the 2012 campaign. After struggling at the start and having the issue diagnosed as inflammation in the AC joint of his shoulder, the '05 1st Round..." October 25

Washington Post "By the time the shadows had receded and Ryan Zimmerman could finally see the ball yesterday afternoon, the Nationals already trailed by six runs. He came to the plate against Lance Lynn in the fifth with the Nationals all but dead, and the face of the franchise revived them as much as he..." October 09

Washington Post "Ryan Zimmerman could still reach 100 RBIs this season, which says something about him and even more about the hitters in front of him. Zimmerman has 93 RBIs with nine games remaining despite spending two weeks on the disabled list and another month stuck in a wicked slump. It is an accomplishment..." September 26

Washington Post "Ryan Zimmerman took the red Nationals t-shirt and pulled it over his jersey on the field at Nationals Park following Thursday's 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He plopped a gray and white cap on his dome. A foreign word was spread across the chest: "Postseason." The even-keeled Zimmerman..." September 21

True Blue L.A. "It's Ernie Banks day in Washington D.C. as the Dodgers take on the Nationals in a doubleheader at Nationals Park. Aaron Harang and Jordan Zimmermann, the planned starters on Tuesday night, will start the opening game, with Josh Beckett and John Lannan getting the call in Game 2. Ryan..." September 19

Federal Baseball "Ryan Zimmerman's 2012 season can be split into two halves. Before Cortisone and After Cortisone. Before the 27-year-old third baseman had a cortisone shot that took on June 24th 2012, the Nats' '05 1st Round pick had a .218/.285/.305 line with 10 doubles and three home runs in 55 games and 242 PAs..." September 19

Washington Post "Following Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Mets, Nationals veteran utility man Mark DeRosa turned to Ryan Zimmerman and said, "You made it back." It's a remark that has been uttered several times already about Zimmerman since late June. But with every passing game, hit and home run, Zimmerman is..." September 14

Washington Post "As Ryan Zimmerman took his pregame fielding practice this week, Jeff Garber stood behind him and studied his throwing motion. Garber is the Nationals' infield coordinator, the coach who last year helped Zimmerman overhaul his mechanics on the fly. Garber, in the wake of multiple throwing errors by..." September 09

Washington Post "Both third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and first baseman Adam LaRoche are expected to return Wednesday after missing Tuesday night's 6-0 loss with sore backs. Zimmerman sat after he tweaked his back sliding into home plate Sunday with the eventual game-winning run. He said his back felt fine during..." August 01

Washington Post "After Ryan Zimmerman said last night he planned to play today, the Nationals' star third baseman remains out of the lineup for a second straight day with stiffness in his lower back. Zimmerman said there is a "99.99 percent" chance he returns tomorrow, but tonight Chad Tracy will play third..." August 01

Washington Post "Bryce Harper, even at age 19, has become such an ingrained part of the Washington Nationals' season that you forget how often he still encounters something new. Monday night, he played in this city for the first time. He introduced himself with a booming home run, and later the game provided..." July 24

Washington Post "Friday night, the Nationals completed their collapse against the Braves on the back of Ryan Zimmerman's mistake. With Tom Gorzelanny on the mound in the 11th inning of a tie game, he ranged to his left to make a fabulous stop, but he spun and flung an off-line, wild throw wide of Adam LaRoche. It..." July 24

Washington Post "Following the all-star break, the Nationals' probable starting rotation will have Jordan Zimmermann pitching the first game back in Miami, followed by Gio Gonzalez and Stephen Strasburg, Manager Davey Johnson said Sunday. Edwin Jackson and Ross Detwiler, respectively, will round out the final..." July 09

Washington Post "Another fine pitcher took the mound against the Washington Nationals' resurgent offense Wednesday and met the same result: not just a loss but a whipping by a lineup that, earlier this season, might have succumbed to an early deficit. On this day, without their best power hitter this season or..." July 05

Washington Post "The starter who leads the Nationals' rotation in both ERA and innings is not one of the two going to the All-Star Game. Jordan Zimmermann has a lower ERA (2.77) and has thrown more innings (97 1/3) than either Stephen Strasburg or Gio Gonzalez. Zimmermann has not been as dominant as those two, but..." July 03

Washington Times "Gone are the swings a tick too slow, the confounding strikeouts, the weak ground balls to the left side. In the first three games since Ryan Zimmerman received a cortisone shot in the AC joint of his right shoulder, he was 6 for 13 with two doubles and a home run. Tuesday night, in the process..." June 28

Washington Post "It may be difficult, after just three games, to declare Ryan Zimmerman back to being himself. But following his performance last night, it is also difficult to draw any other conclusion. Since Zimmerman received a cortisone shot about an hour before first pitch Sunday, he has ditched an epic..." June 27

Washington Post "Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman received a cortisone injection in his aching right shoulder before he went 2 for 4 this afternoon in the Nationals' 2-1 loss in Baltimore, a procedure Zimmerman plans to repeat when necessary in order to regain his effectiveness and stay off the disabled list..." June 25

MLB.com "Ryan Zimmerman received a cortisone injection in his ailing right shoulder before Sunday's game, eliminating much of the soreness he had been feeling and allowing him to enjoy a 2-for-4 day at the plate. After the 2-1 loss to the Orioles, manager Davey Johnson revealed that Zimmerman had gotten..." June 24

Washington Post "Ryan Zimmerman may need a cortisone shot for his ailing right shoulder, which could land the Nationals' third baseman back on the disabled list. Zimmerman, an all-star in 2009, has already had a stint on the DL from April 27 to May 8 for the injury, missing 13 games. "I've been hitting for a..." June 24

Washington Times "There were no signs of outward frustration. No slamming of his helmet or smashing of his bats. There was only one flip answer regarding the health of a shoulder he insists is fine before he expanded on what a three-game sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees meant for his first-place..." June 18

Washington Post "The first-place New York Yankees concluded a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals on Sunday at Nationals Park. Washington's offense was stagnant. The young team made mistakes. Three winnable games resulted in three losses. But with the team still leading the National League East, none of..." June 18

Washington Post "The most uplifting thing about the Washington Nationals when they were bad was Ryan Zimmerman. Now that they're good, Zimmerman's hitting is suddenly the most dispiriting thing about them. The Nationals have surged four games clear of the NL East pack despite little contribution from Zimmerman,..." June 14

Washington Post "The Nationals this season have been propelled by youth, never more than yesterday. With Adam LaRoche sidelined and Tyler Moore taking his spot, only one Nationals' starter, Rick Ankiel in center field, was older than 30. Five of the 10 starters were 25 or younger, and three — Moore, Steve..." June 14

Washington Post "The opener of the Washington Nationals' biggest series yet this year — perhaps their biggest series in seven years — reached a crucial point Friday night in the seventh inning. Their four-run lead over the Atlanta Braves had withered to one. The fifth spot in their starting rotation had become an..." May 26

Washington Post "Ryan Zimmerman will play Wednesday night after Manager Davey Johnson scratched him before Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Phillies against Zimmerman's wishes. Zimmerman had been feeling soreness in his sore right shoulder, an injury to which landed him on the disabled list for 13 games. Zimmerman..." May 23

Washington Post "The Nationals reinstated Ryan Zimmerman from disabled list and officially moved Jayson Werth to the 15-day disabled list. Zimmerman is expected to start at third base in Pittsburgh after he missed 13 games with an inflamed right shoulder joint. The Nationals went 7-6 without Zimmerman after..." May 08

Washington Post "After swinging at near full strength today, third baseman Ryan Zimmerman expects to return from the disabled list Tuesday when the Nationals begin a six-game road trip in Pittsburgh. Zimmerman took 30 swings while taking short flips from hitting coach Rick Eckstein, and tomorrow he will take full..." May 06

Washington Post "Ryan Zimmerman hit off a tee this afternoon and felt "no discomfort," Manager Davey Johnson. Zimmerman will ramp up his swinging tomorrow, which he said will provide more of a "true test" for whether he'll return off the disabled list Sunday, Monday or later. Zimmerman took 20 swings off a tee..." May 05

Washington Post "Ryan Zimmerman will hit off a tee on Friday and, even though he is eligible to come off the disabled list on Sunday, he could make his return from an inflamed right shoulder injury on Tuesday at Pittsburgh, Manager Davey Johnson said. At first, Zimmerman was hoping to return for the Nationals'..." May 03

Washington Post "Ryan Zimmerman played catch today for several minutes in shallow right field at Nationals Park, his first baseball activity since receiving an anti-inflammatory shot Friday in Los Angeles and landing on the disabled list with an inflamed joint in his right shoulder. "It felt great," Zimmerman..." May 02

Washington Times "Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman tested his right shoulder with light hitting Thursday but found little improvement in the soreness in his inflamed AC joint. Zimmerman will visit with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on Friday and likely receive a medicinal shot. After his..." April 27

Washington Times "The Washington Nationals got what third baseman Ryan Zimmerman called "the best possible news" on Wednesday when an MRI on his right shoulder didn't reveal significant damage. The MRI, taken Tuesday, confirmed the diagnosis of the Nationals' team doctors that there was some inflammation in the..." April 26

Washington Post "Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman felt "peace of mind" after receiving the results from the MRI exam of his shoulder, even if he still may fly back to Washington tomorrow and land on the disabled list. Zimmerman and the Nationals feel certain he will not miss extensive time with structural damage, only..." April 25

Washington Post "The Nationals sent third baseman Ryan Zimmerman's MRI results to team doctor Wiemi Douoguih and will learn more about the nature and severity of his shoulder injury Wednesday, but Zimmerman will rest for at least another few games and a stint on the disabled list appears possible, if not..." April 25