About Rinku Singh (baseball)
Rinku Singh Rajput (born 8 August 1988) is an Indian former professional wrestler and former professional baseball player. As a professional wrestler, he is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring names Rinku (shortened from his complete name) and Veer Mahaan (or simply Veer). Singh was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation after winning 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. After retiring from baseball, Singh signed a contract with WWE in January 2018 and spent time on NXT as a tag team with Saurav Gurjar called "Indus Sher", and spent time on the main roster, particularly on the Raw brand aligning with Jinder Mahal at one point (as Indus Sher and as an unnamed tag team with Shanky), as well as being a singles wrestler. He was released from the company in April 2024. Having never heard of baseball before, Singh won the contest out of over 37,000 participants after throwing 87 miles per hour. As a professional wrestler, he is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring names Rinku and Veer Mahaan.
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