Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh – Sign with Pirates
November 24, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Global Baseball, Minor Leagues, News
Hollywood better start getting ready with the movie. Indian pitching prospects Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh have both signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Patel and Singh both arose to fame due to the reality show in India called Million Dollar Arm. In the reality show, contestants from around India competed to see who would win $100,000. The winner would also get the chance to come to the United States and try out in front of MLB scouts.
After that MLB tryout, many scouts were intrigued by the pair of Indian pitchers — who both have less than a year of baseball experience. …read more
Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh – India Baseball Prospects
November 8, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Global Baseball, News
India is a country of more than 1.1 billion people. Only China has a larger population in the world. The most popular sport in India is cricket, however two baseball prospects might be able to change that. Dinish Patel and Rinku Singh are a pair of pitchers from India who recently worked out for Major League Baseball scouts.
Patel and Singh were discovered thanks to “The Million Dollar Arm”, a reality television show in India. More than 25,000 contestants competed to see who had the best baseball arms. Patel and Singh were the winners.
During their workout in front of scouts, both …read more






