Jasvir Rakkar
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 Rakkar with Stony Brook in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: April 27, 1991 Brampton, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jasvir Rakkar (born April 27, 1991) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Career
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 Major League Baseball draft.[4]
Rakkar signed with the Québec Capitales of the independent Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball in 2016.[5]
International career
He was selected to the Canada national baseball team at the 2015 Pan American Games,[6] 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier[7], 2019 Pan American Games and 2019 WBSC Premier12.
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.
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- ^ "Rakkar, Richmond added to Pan Am, Kleven, Loewen, Molleken out". Canadian Baseball Network. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ "Baseball Canada announces roster for Pan Am Games Qualifier". Baseball Canada. January 9, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Arizona League Cubs players
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Baseball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Boise Hawks players
- Canada national baseball team players
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Canadian people of Indian descent
- Daytona Cubs players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Kane County Cougars players
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in baseball
- People from Brampton
- Québec Capitales players
- South Bend Cubs players
- Stony Brook Seawolves baseball players