The chances that an Indian could play in the Baseball leagues in the US would probably be next to zero, but thanks to the Indian leg of ‘The Million dollar Arm’, the son of a UP truck driver and village ‘loafer’ Rinku Singh might just do that. He chanced his arm and threw down a 140 kmph sizzler in the contest to pocket Rs. 40,00,000 and book a spot on a flight to San Francisco where he, along with other regional winners will be trained for a year and then potentially be drafted by one of the 30 or so teams. The Indian Express reports:
They are not exactly sure what baseball is, or even javelin for that matter. However, in and around Rinku Singh’s village Holepur in Bhadohi, the news of his $100,000 throw — catapulting him to San Francisco — has reached fast. Celebrations are on in right earnest since Rinku was announced the winner of the India leg of the ‘Million Dollar Arm’ contest in Mumbai on Sunday.
He threw a ball at 87 mph to win the contest, earning himself a cheque of US $100,000 and an invitation to San Francisco, where baseball professionals will finetune his pitching talent for a year. Then Rinku, along with other regional winners of the global contest, will be presented before representatives of 30 major league baseball teams who might want to sign up the rookie pitchers. First Posted at Prem Panicker's on March 26, 2008.
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