Jasvir Rakkar
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| Jasvir Rakkar | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rakkar with Stony Brook in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: April 27, 1991 Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jasvir Rakkar (born April 27, 1991) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher.
Rakkar's parents were born in Punjab, India, and immigrated to Canada before Jasvir was born.[1][2] Rakkar graduated from Bramalea Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario,[3] 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 Major League Baseball draft.[4]
Rakkar signed with the Québec Capitales of the independent Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball in 2016.[5]