Rinku Singh

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rinku Singh
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 8, 1988(1988-08-08)
Age	36
Birthplace	Aligarh
Country	India
Birth City	Uttar Pradesh
Horoscope	Leo

Rinku Singh Biography

Rinku Singh is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 8, 1988 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. This left-handed pitcher, who was born in India, is well-known for being the first Indian-born player to be signed to Major League Baseball. He earned his spot with Pittsburgh Pirates by winning a reality TV sports contest called Million Dollar Arm.

J.B. is a sports agent. Bernstein, who created Million Dollar Arm, was the first to discover Singh and fellow Indian pitcher Dinesh Ptel.

Singh, along with Patel, tried out in front of scouts from 20 Major League Baseball teams in November 2008, and Singh’s pitches reached 92 miles per hour (148 km/h). Reports from Pittsburgh Pirates scouts Joe Ferrone and Sean Campbell led to general manager Neal Huntington signing both to contracts with the organization. With the deal, the pair became the first Indians to sign American major league baseball contracts. The total signing bonus for the two was $8,000. After training, the two returned to visit their families in India before entering Pirates training camp in Bradenton, Florida. Singh and Patel began the 2009 baseball season with the Pirates’ Gulf Coast League affiliate.

In early 2008, Singh entered an Indian reality television show The Million Dollar Arm. The contest was created by American sports agent J. B. Bernstein and his partners Ash Vasudevan and Will Chang to find the individual in the country who could throw the fastest and most accurate baseball. Having never heard of baseball before, Singh won the contest out of over 37,000 participants after throwing 87 miles per hour. The grand prize for the contest was $100,000.

He was raised in Bhadohi by his eight siblings.

Rinku Singh Net Worth

Rinku Singh is one of the richest Baseball Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rinku Singh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played cricket in his youth and was a medalist in the Indian Junior National Javelin Championship.

He is played by actor Suraj Singh in the 2014 film Million Dollar Arm. Other stars of the film include Jon Hamm, and Bill Paxton.

Rinku Singh (born 8 August 1988) is an Indian professional wrestler and former professional baseball player currently signed with WWE and performs on their NXT brand under the ring name Rinku. Singh was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates organization after he won a pitching contest on a 2008 reality television show The Million Dollar Arm. He was the first Indian to play professional baseball and spent several seasons in the minor leagues, reaching the Single-A level. He is the subject of the movie Million Dollar Arm.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Rinku Singh Dating?

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In 2012, Singh became a vegetarian after he witnessed several men in Bhadohi chasing a chicken in order to kill it. That year, he said that he recites the devotional Hanuman Chalisa and listens to Eminem’s “Not Afraid” before he pitches.

Facts & Trivia

Rinku Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Rinku Singh celebrates birthday on August 8 of every year.

On 13 January 2018, Singh signed a contract with WWE. On May 31, 2018, he made his in-ring debut at a NXT live event in Tampa, in a loss to Kassius Ohno. On March 21, 2019, he started being managed by Robert Strauss on NXT live events.