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post-gazette.com - 7/14/2009
Pirates' Indian pitcher gets first win
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LAKELAND, Fla. -- Pirates farm team pitcher and reality show contestant Rinku Singh earned his first win Monday in the second game of a Gulf Coast League doubleheader.
post-gazette.com - 7/10/2009
The Bradenton Pirates: They are the world
— post-gazette.com — Teens and barely-twentysomethings make up the Pirates' Bradenton affiliate in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League, the first... of five steps up the minor league ladder to Pittsburgh. And it is safe to say there never has been a team like this in the ... (more) The Bradenton Pirates: They are the world

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Win Singh
baseballmusings.com - 7/14/2009
Win Singh
— baseballmusings.com — Rinku Singh became the first Indian born pitcher to win a professional game : Singh struck out... the only batter he faced in the Bradenton Pirates’ 10-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers’ affiliate He is believed to be the first India-born ... (more) Win Singh

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Pirates’ Plan has Holes
rizzosports.com - 7/8/2009
Pirates’ Plan has Holes
— rizzosports.com — Neal Huntington’s plan to turn the Pirates into to contenders still has a long way to go.... Assuming his prospects work out, the Pirates at best will have the outfield and corner infield positions covered. To contend for a title it’s no secret you need good pitching, and right now the Pirates ... (more) Pirates’ Plan has Holes

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Deadspin:  Rinku Gets First Win [Mlb]

Circling The Bases:  Link-O-Rama: All-Stars coming to Kansas City in 2012

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Rinku Gets First Win [Mlb]
Deadspin — ... , star of a vaguely colonial romp through baseball, struck out the only batter he faced Monday to become what's believed to be the first India-born player to win a professional baseball game in the States. [AP] ...

Rinku Singh, The Body Electric [Mlb]
Deadspin — ... Singh, Pirates farmhand and vaguely neocolonial subject, struck out the only batter he faced Monday to become what's believed to be the first India-born player to win a professional baseball game in the States. [AP] ...

Link-O-Rama: All-Stars coming to Kansas City in 2012
Circling The Bases — ... and the 21-year-old southpaw will presumably now establish residency outside of the United States to become a free agent. * Indian reality show contestant turned Pirates pitching prospect Rinku Singh struck out the only batter he faced last night to pick up his first professional victory . _

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