What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle and giving 110 percent all the time.

The Senators released Zimmer after the 1965 season and he played for the Toei Flyers of Nippon Professional Baseball in 1966. In 1999 Zimmer filled in for Manager Joe Torre while Torre was recuperating from prostate cancer. He also played for the Toei Flyers of Nippon Professional Baseball in 1966.

Zimmer has been involved in professional baseball since 1949. He played in MLB with the Dodgers (1954–1959 1963) Chicago Cubs (1960–1961) New York Mets (1962) Cincinnati Reds (1962) and Washington Senators (1963–1965).