Jordan Zimmermann is retiring.
I posted this story before - back in 2010 when he was in Potomac rehabbing from TJ, my kids and I got to participate in a Scout day at the Pfitz. My son, then 10, brought his JZ card hoping to get an autograph, but JZ didn't sign any autographs after his warmup tosses.
Before the game, we participated in a Scout parade from the RF gate to the area behind home plate, where Scouts got to hold the American flag for the national anthem. As we walked by the dugout during the parade, my son spots JZ in the dugout and breaks out of the parade line to run over to JZ to ask him for his autograph. I ran after my son and apologized to Zimmermann who was cracking up. I think he was surprised that anyone knew who he was at that point as he had only had minimal major league experience.
He signed my son's card and hat, shook his hand, and fortunately didn't have us ejected from the ballpark. He couldn't have been any nicer.
Thanks for the memories JZ.
