Jordan William Zimmerman (born April 28, 1975) is a Canadian former
professional baseball
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pitcher
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.
He played part of one season in
Major League Baseball
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for the
Seattle Mariners
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in 1999, then later also pitched for the
Long Island Ducks of the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 2004.
Zimmerman was originally drafted by the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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in 1993 in the 32nd round, 886th overall. He then re-entered the draft in 1994 and was picked by the Seattle Mariners in the 32nd round, 889th overall.
Zimmerman appeared in 12 games, including once against his brother
Jeff Zimmerman
Jeffrey Ross Zimmerman (born August 9, 1972) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2001 for the Texas Rangers.
Baseball career
Independent baseball
Zimmerman played baseball in the ...
, ending his career with a
no decision
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Baseball and softball
A starting pitcher who leaves a game with ...
in every appearance he made. He had an
ERA
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Comp ...
of 7.88 in only 8
innings pitched.
After his playing career ended, Zimmerman became involved in real estate sales in Arizona.
References
External links
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1975 births
Arizona League Mariners players
Baseball people from British Columbia
Blinn Buccaneers baseball players
Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
Canadian people of German descent
Cardenales de Lara players
Canadian expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Everett AquaSox players
Lancaster JetHawks players
Living people
Long Island Ducks players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from Canada
New Haven Ravens players
Omaha Royals players
People from Brenham, Texas
Seattle Mariners players
Sportspeople from Kelowna
Tacoma Rainiers players
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players