You'll remember that Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman underwent successful surgery on his abdomen in early May. The operation was expected to knock Zimmerman out for roughly six weeks. Within one day, he was walking on a treadmill. Within two weeks, he was jogging. And now, Jim Riggleman says that Zimmerman has resumed baseball activities:
Ryan Zimmerman Resumes Baseball Activities In Injury Recovery
Currently in Florida, Zimmerman has only just begun swinging a bat, Riggleman said, but he’s running, taking batting practice off a tee, playing soft toss and fielding groundballs. The Nationals have anticipated a mid-June return for Zimmerman, and that remains the case.
So Zimmerman is right on schedule, and though the Nationals don’t have a minor-league rehab plan for him yet, that shouldn’t be far away. Zimmerman is getting close.
Obviously, he'll be a big boost when he returns to the lineup. While the Nationals are 21-28 and not really playing for anything, seeing Ryan Zimmerman every day is a heck of a lot better than seeing Jerry Hairston Jr. every day. Nothing against Jerry Hairston Jr., but he is to Ryan Zimmerman the way gala apples are to cameo apples. In this analogy, cameo apples are way superior to gala apples. Ewww. Gala apples.
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