| Names |
DINESH PATEL |
| Date of
Birth |
May-08, 1989 - in Lucknow,
India. |
| Identity |
An
Indian right-handed baseball pitcher, who played in the
Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
| General |
- Along with Rinku Singh, he was the first Indian national
ever to sign a contract with a major American sports club.
- Both Patel and Singh were signed by the Pittsburgh
Pirates organization after he won a pitching contest on a
2008 reality television show, Million Dollar Arm.
- Neither Patel nor Singh had ever thrown a baseball
before beating over 37,000 competitors in The Million Dollar
Arm, an Indian reality television show designed to find new
baseball talent.
- Patel and Singh's story is the basis for the Walt Disney
Pictures sports film, Million Dollar Arm, where Patel is
portrayed by Madhur Mittal.
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