2009 with the Washington Nationals
Lifetime batting average: .286
Streak occurred in: 5th year of his still-active, nine-year major league career
Streak snapped: May 13, when Zimmerman was 0-for-3 against the Giants. He was walked twice in the game, once intentionally, which proved a factor in Washington's win. In his final at-bat, he grounded into a force play.
Background: Zimmerman is the only American Leaguer among the players with hitting streaks of 30 or more games in this century ... He was born in 1984 in Washington, the city where he plays, and starred collegiately at the University of Virginia.
