Jasvir Rakkar
Canadian baseball player
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| Intro | Canadian baseball player | |||
| Places | Canada | |||
| is | Athlete Baseball player | |||
| Work field | Sports | |||
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| Birth | 27 April 1991, Brampton, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Age | 33 years | |||
| Star sign | Taurus | |||
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Biography
Jasvir Rakkar (born April 27, 1991) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Career
Rakkar's parents were born in Punjab, India, and immigrated to Canada before Jasvir was born. Rakkar graduated from Bramalea Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario, 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. Rakkar was named to participate for the Canadian national baseball team in the 2015 Pan American Games and 2015 WBSC Premier12.
Rakkar signed with the Québec Capitales of the independent Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball in 2016.
International career
He was selected to the Canada national baseball team at the 2015 Pan American Games, 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier, 2019 Pan American Games and 2019 WBSC Premier12.