Impact The 31-year-old was let go Sunday with the Rockies acquiring Jake Cave from the Phillies. Zimmer had a strong showing during spring training with a .341/.400/.512 slash line in 45 plate appearances.
MARCH 24 • ROTOWIRE
BRADLEY ZIMMER
Parts ways with Colorado The Rockies was Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post by the Rockies on Sunday.
Gets minors deal from Red Sox Zimmer signed a minor-league contract with the Red Sox on Friday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
Impact Zimmer was just released by the Dodgers earlier Friday, so it appears this deal was in the works. The veteran outfielder has managed just a .665 OPS at the Triple-A level this season but will give the Red Sox some experienced depth in center field.
MAY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Released by Dodgers Zimmer was released by the Dodgers on Thursday.
Impact Zimmer had just a .665 OPS at Triple-A Oklahoma City to earn a pink slip. Now 30, Zimmer will seek to latch on somewhere else on a minor-league contract.
MAY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Doesn't make Opening Day roster Zimmer was reassigned to minor-league camp by the Dodgers on Saturday, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.
Impact Zimmer was attempting to win one of the final bench spots for the Dodgers to open the season after signing as an NRI over the winter. The former top prospect hit .276/.400/.345 with a pair of stolen bases over 20 games in the Cactus League, but he'll likely begin the 2023 season as a starting outfielder for Triple-A Oklahoma City.
MARCH 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Joins Dodgers on minor-league deal Zimmer agreed to a minor-league contract with the Dodgers on Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Impact Zimmer will presumably be with the big leaguers in spring training, at least to begin camp. He would seem to be a long shot to make the team, though he remains viable as an outfield reserve thanks to his speed and defense. Now 30, Zimmer has struck out in more than one-third of his 975 major-league plate appearances to date while slugging .333 across 372 games.
DECEMBER 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Fabian Ardaya: Dodgers are signing outfielder Bradley Zimmer... - The Athletic Dodgers are signing outfielder Bradley Zimmer to a minor league deal, source tells The Athletic. The 30-year-old center fielder has big leag...
DECEMBER 18, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
OF Kevin Kiermaier, Blue Jays finalize $9M, 1-year contract
Gold Glove-winning centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier finalized a $9 million, one-year contract with the Toronto Blue JaysDECEMBER 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Officially released The Blue Jays declined to tender Zimmer a contract for 2023.
Impact After previously being designated for assignment, Zimmer now enters free agency. Toronto took a chance on Zimmer and the experiment mostly backfired, though Zimmer remained a plus on the defensive side of the ball. Zimmer has stolen 42 bases in 372 games in the big leagues while slashing just .213/.298/.333.
NOVEMBER 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Blue Jays add 4 prospects to 40-man roster, DFA Raimel Tapia and Bradley Zimmer Yosver Zulueta was added to the Blue Jays 40-man roster, along with Addison Barger, Orelvis Martinez and Spencer Horwitz.
NOVEMBER 16, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Outfielders Tapia and Zimmer are designated for assignment by Blue Jays TORONTO - Outfielders Raimel Tapia and Bradley Zimmer were designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.
NOVEMBER 16, 2022 • THESTAR.COM
Dumped from 40-man roster Zimmer was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Tuesday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Impact Zimmer was claimed off waivers by Toronto in August but won't stick on the 40-man roster through the offseason. He appeared in 109 games between the Phillies and Blue Jays in 2022 and posted a .435 OPS.
NOVEMBER 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Not on wild-card roster Zimmer wasn't included on the Blue Jays' roster for the AL Wild Card Series versus the Mariners, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.
Impact Zimmer will join the Blue Jays' taxi squad ahead of the series with the Mariners as Toronto opted to keep just four outfielders for the wild-card round. The 29-year-old struggled to an anemic .124 batting average over 105 at-bats this season, making him an unlikely option at the plate moving forward if the Blue Jays' advance further in the postseason.
OCTOBER 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Mariners, Blue Jays set rosters ahead of wild card series
The Toronto Blue Jays will have 13 pitchers and 13 position players for their wild card series against the Seattle MarinersOCTOBER 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bradley Zimmer's two-run single | 10/05/2022 Bradley Zimmer bloops a two-run single into shallow left field, increasing the Blue Jays' lead to 5-1 in the top of the 8th inning
OCTOBER 6, 2022 • MLB.COM
Vierling's RBI single in 10th lifts Phillies past Blue Jays
Matt Vierling had five hits, including the game-winning RBI single in the 10th, to rally the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue JaysSEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bradley Zimmer records final out | 09/14/2022 Bradley Zimmer makes a catch in center field to retire Jonathan Aranda for the last out of the game
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • MLB.COM
Outfielder Bradley Zimmer, reliever Casey Lawrence added to Blue Jays' roster TORONTO – Outfielder Bradley Zimmer and relief pitcher Casey Lawrence have been added to the Toronto Blue Jays roster. Zimmer reported to the major league roster on Thursday after...
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 • WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM
Jansen homers, drives in winner in 11th as Jays beat Cubs
Danny Jansen hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and singled home the winning run in the 11th as the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a four-run deficit to defeat the Chicago Cub...AUGUST 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nola tosses 11-strikeout, 5-hit shutout as Phils sweep Reds
Aaron Nola struck out 11 and allowed just five hits in his second career nine-inning shutout as the Philadelphia Phillies closed out a four-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a...AUGUST 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Maton's walk-off single gives Phillies 7-6 win over Reds
Nick Maton hit a walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-6 comeback win over the Cincinnati RedsAUGUST 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Picking up regular run in CF Zimmer will start in center field and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Reds.
Impact Zimmer will draw his fourth start in five games since joining the Phillies and appears poised to serve as the team's top option in center field versus right-handed pitching while Brandon Marsh (ankle) resides on the injured list. Through his first three starts with Philadelphia, Zimmer has gone 2-for-10 with a double and two runs.
AUGUST 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Phillies Claim Bradley Zimmer, Place Marsh on IL The Philadelphia Phillies have claimed Bradley Zimmer off waivers to replace the injured Brandon Marsh.
AUGUST 18, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Phillies Claim Bradley Zimmer, Place Marsh on IL The Philadelphia Phillies have claimed Bradley Zimmer off waivers to replace the injured Brandon Marsh.
AUGUST 18, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
Lands in Philadelphia The Phillies claimed Zimmer off waivers from the Blue Jays on Thursday.
Impact Philadelphia opened up room for Zimmer on the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster by transferring Bryce Harper (thumb) to the 60-day injured list and by placing Brandon Marsh (ankle) on the 10-day IL, respectively. Zimmer, who now joins with his third organization of the season, could step into the top center-field role vacated by Marsh, a trade-deadline pickup who appeared in just 12 games for the Phillies before going down with an injury. A platoon arrangement between the lefty-hitting Zimmer and righty-hitting Matt Vierling in center would make some sense, though Zimmer had performed miserably at the plate in his limited opportunities with Toronto earlier in the season. Over his 87 plate appearances before being waived, Zimmer slashed .105/.209/.237 with a 37.9 percent strikeout rate.
AUGUST 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Mountcastle HRs, surging Orioles beat struggling Jays 7-3
Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run home run in his return to the lineup, Ryan McKenna had his first three-hit game and an RBI, and the surging Baltimore Orioles improved to 9-4 in Augu...AUGUST 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
