Former Express Pitcher Jordan Zimmermann Selected to Second MLB All-Star Game
Published on July 7, 2014 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Eau Claire Express News Release
Jordan Zimmermann spent the summer of 2006 playing in the upper Midwest region as a member of the Eau Claire Express.
Eight years later, the current Washington Nationals' pitcher will be playing in the area again, this time as a member of the National League All-Star team at the 2014 Major League All-Star Game at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Major League Baseball announced Sunday the 2006 Express MVP was one of 13 pitchers selected to the National League team. It is the second consecutive season Zimmermann was selected to the Midsummer Classic.
After a slow month of April, Zimermann has been lights out, proving 2013 was no fluke. As it stands Monday, he is 10th in the NL with an earned run average of 2.79. His 6-4 record includes two complete games, good for fourth in the league, and he also has 96 strikeouts in 109.1 innings of work.
He was named the National League Player of the Week for the week of June 2-8. During that stretch, he had arguably his best start of his career, going all nine innings, allowing no runs on just two hits and striking out 12 in a win at the San Diego Padres on June 8. The start before that on June 2, he went eight innings and gave up just five hits while allowing no runs against the Philadelphia Phillies.
A season ago, the former UW-Stevens Point standout tied Adam Wainwright for the most wins in the National League after going 19S9. He had a 3.25 ERA, but he was unable to pitch in the All-Star Game in New York City due to a neck injury. This year, barring anything happening this week, he will be an option for National League manager Mike Matheny.
In 2006, Zimmermann toed the Carson Park mound and electrified the Northwoods League. He went 4-2 with a 1.01 ERA and a club record 92 strikeouts in 80.1 innings of work. Scouts came flocking to see Express games after learning Zimmermann was still throwing in the low to mid 90s in the seventh and eighth innings of ball games.
The Major League All-Star game takes place Tuesday at Target Field. Airtime will start at 6:30 p.m. with player introductions while the game will start at approximately 7 p.m. It will be broadcasted on FOX.
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