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Donald William Zimmer (January 17, 1931 – June 4, 2014) was an American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball. Zimmer was involved in professional baseball from 1949 until his death, a span of 65 years.
Zimmer was nicknamed “Zim”, “Gerbil”, and sometimes “Popeye” because of his facial resemblance to the cartoon character, In addition, he was dubbed “El Galleguito” (The little Gallician) in Cuba as well as “El Soldadito” (The little soldier) in Mexico and Puerto Rico.