Jasvir Rakkar (born April 27, 1991) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher.
| Jasvir Rakkar | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Rakkar with Stony Brook in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born: April 27, 1991 Brampton, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editRakkar'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
editHe 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
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.
- ^ "Can-am : Les Capitales de Québec nomment Jasvir Rakkar au poste de spécialiste des fins de matchs | RDS.ca". www.rds.ca. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016.
- ^ "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
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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