Baseball career Jeff Zimmerman
1 baseball career
1.1 independent baseball
1.2 texas rangers
1.3 seattle mariners
baseball career
independent baseball
zimmerman, attended texas christian university, played baseball in french elite league 1 season montpelier barracudas. in 1996, pitched canadian olympic baseball team; failed qualify olympics. after taking time off baseball earn master of business administration degree @ simon fraser university, played independent northern league s winnipeg goldeyes in 1997.
texas rangers
zimmerman purchased winnipeg texas rangers in 1998 , played @ both , aa minor league levels. in 1999 made way onto rangers major league squad after short stint @ aaa minor league level. became successful middle relief pitcher in bullpen , became all-star season (his all-star appearance). zimmerman tied record consecutive winning decisions start career 9 wins. in 2001, became rangers closer , amassed 28 saves in season culminated in rangers naming him club s pitcher of year. on 3 years 1999 through 2001, totaled 17 wins, 32 saves, , 3.27 era in 228 ⁄3 ip in 196 games.
following trend of top performance, rangers rewarded zimmerman three-year contract worth on $10 million. unfortunately, zimmerman suffered series of injuries that, of 2008, have prevented him throwing pitch in mlb, beginning spring training injury in 2002 , continuing through 3 major surgeries on elbow, including 2 tommy john surgeries. did manage handful of minor league , arizona league games, never close full season , never @ mlb level. following end of contract, covered 2002 through 2004, rangers reinvested in zimmerman minor league contract 2005 season. again zimmerman suffered injuries prevented return field of play course of entire season.
zimmerman elected take 2006 season off in hopes arm naturally heal on course of season. t. r. sullivan, rangers beat writer on mlb.com, called decision last, best hope returning playing baseball. having not competed in game since 2003, zimmerman retired in 2006 , moved vancouver, british columbia. in 2008, sports network listed zimmerman retired , gives career potential as, after 4 years out injuries, may done.
on january 18, 2006 lone star ball, texas rangers blog, named zimmerman 46 on 50 greatest rangers of time list.
seattle mariners
on april 7, 2009, zimmerman came out of retirement, signing minor league deal seattle mariners. spent first several weeks of season in extended spring training.
zimmerman, had been plagued injuries of career, said baseball abilities after sitting out long:
zimmerman appeared in 1 game arizona league mariners, pitching 2 innings , giving 1 run. has not pitched professionally since.
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