Jasvir Rakkar
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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[edit]
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]
International career[edit]
He was selected to the Canada national baseball team at the 2015 Pan American Games, 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier[7], 2019 Pan American Games and 2019 WBSC Premier12.
References[edit]
- ^ 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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- ^ "Baseball Canada announces roster for Pan Am Games Qualifier". Baseball Canada. January 9, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- 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
- 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
