Jasvir Rakkar
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Jasvir Rakkar (born April 27, 1991) is an Indian-Canadian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Rakkar's parents were born in Punjab, India, and immigrated to Canada before Jasvir was born.[1][2] Rakkar graduated from Bramalea Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario,[3] and enrolled at Stony Brook University to play college baseball for the Stony Brook Seawolves. The Chicago Cubs selected Rakkar in the 26th round of the 2012 MLB Draft.[4] Rakkar was named to participate for the Canadian national baseball team in the 2015 Pan American Games[5] and 2015 WBSC Premier12.
Rakkar signed with the Québec Capitales of the independent Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball in 2016.[6]
References
- ↑ Rogers Digital Media. "Brampton's Rakkar targets history with Cubs - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Canada Pan Am reliever the real Million Dollar Arm?". Toronto Sun. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Brampton becoming a baseball hotbed?". mississauga.com. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Pitcher signs on with Cubs". bramptonguardian.com. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Rakkar, Richmond added to Pan Am, Kleven, Loewen, Molleken out". Canadian Baseball Network. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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