On November 24th, history was made. The Pittsburgh Pirates signed two Indian players who had never even played baseball before. Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, the first Indian athletes to ever sign on with a professional sports baseball team in the US, were discovered through the Indian reality TV show “Million Dollar Arm”. Interestingly, both players grew up in small towns and developed their pitching talents through throwing javelin of all sports. Talent scouts were immediately drawn to Singh and Patel’s throwing power, physical size, and interminable side-to-side head shaking ability. Neither player knew English prior to joining the Pirates but have since started an amusing blog about their experiences while training. This entry is probably the most entertaining thus far.
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