| Name(s) |
RINKU SINGH |
| Date of
Birth |
August 08, 1988
in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian Baseball Pitcher |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- A left-handed baseball pitcher
with the Pittsburgh Pirates
organization.
- Singh was signed by the
Pittsburgh Pirates organization
after he won a pitching
contest on a 2008 reality
television show, Million Dollar Arm.
- After winning the contest
alongwith a cash prize of $
100,000, Singh and
runner-up Dinesh Patel
travelled to Los Angeles
where they were trained with
University of Southern California
pitching coach. On their first day
in the United States the two
attended their first baseball game
at Southern California.
- He was the first Indian
to play professional baseball.
- He is the subject of the movie
Million Dollar Arm.
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