Week 5: Ryan Zimmerman

Always a bridesmaid never a bride no longer. After four weeks of being the runner up for my MLBoyfriend, Ryan Zimmerman has finally sealed the deal.

Zimmerman has been on fire at the plate the whole first month of play. He was named the National League Player of the Month for April. The Washington Post explains why:

The 32-year-old Zimmerman was a predictable choice after leading baseball in batting average (.420), slugging (.886), OPS (1.345), hits (37) and extra-base hits (19) for the month. He also tied for first with 11 home runs and was tied for second with 12 multi-hit games. To top it off, his league-leading 29 RBI set the Nationals record for RBI in a calendar month.

Still, every week in April, someone else managed to find a way into my heart.

Week 5 MLBoyfriend, Ryan Zimmerman,
with Week 4 winner, teammate Bryce Harper.

Some have argued that Zimmerman's poor defense this season--he has already made four errors--lowers his value to the Washington Nationals.

That, however, is the minority opinion. Headlines like "RYAN ZIMMERMAN IS THE BEST PLAYER OF THE 2017 SEASON SO FAR AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE" are much more common.

Last week, Ryan Zimmerman earned the title of my MLBoyfriend with a staggering .500 batting average. His other stats were solid as well with a 1.545 OPS, 2 home runs, 6 runs and 5 RBIs. It also didn't hurt that he looked pretty cute in the dugout.

Congratulations, Ryan Zimmerman, you can finally add the title of MLBoyfriend to your many awards. It's early in the season, so if you can keep up this pace, you could be on track be the rare two-time MLBoyfriend. If that doesn't provide you with motivation for the rest of the season, I don't know what would.