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Indian pitchers make pro debut
By Dejan Kovacevic | 2:48 p.m. Saturday Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh, the Pirates' Indian-born pitchers, made their professional debuts this afternoon for Bradenton of the rookie-level Gulf Coast League, each working an inning of relief. Patel, the right-hander, pitched a 1-2-3 inning with ...
Pirates' Indian pitchers make pro debuts
post-gazette.com — Farm director: Game 'speaks volumes' of progress for Patel, Singh (more) Pirates' Indian pitchers make pro debuts
Patel, Singh make debuts in GCL
mlb.mlb.com — Indian-born pitchers Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh made their American professional debuts on Saturday with Pittsburgh's rookie-level Gulf Coast League Pirates. (more) Patel, Singh make debuts in GCL
Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh make debuts
Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh make debuts
northsidenotch.com — The two Indian pitchers the Pirates signed after winning a game show last year made their professional debuts today for the GCL Pirates.Dinesh Patel, a right-handed reliever pitched a 1-2-3 inning and struck out a batter.Rinku Singh, a lett-handed reliever gave up 1 ER on 2 hits in 1 inning. He ... (more) Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh make debuts
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Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh make debuts
North Side Notch — ... The two Indian pitchers the Pirates signed after winning a game show last year made their professional debuts today for the GCL Pirates. Dinesh Patel , a right-handed reliever pitched a 1-2-3 inning and struck out a batter. Rinku Singh , a lett-handed reliever gave up 1 ER on 2 hits in 1 inning. He also struck out a batter.

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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh, the Pirates' Indian-born pitchers, made their professional debuts this afternoon for Bradenton of the Gulf Coast League. ...

Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh Make Pro Debuts
Bucs Dugout — ... And acquit themselves pretty well while pitching for rookie-league Bradenton: Patel pitched a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout, and Singh allowed one run and had one strikeout in an inning. ...

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