Rinku Singh (baseball)

Rinku Singh
Birth nameRinku Singh Rajput
Born (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 36)
Gopiganj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Rinku
Rinku Singh
Veer[1]
Veer Mahaan
Billed height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[2]
Billed weight275 lb (125 kg)[2]
Billed fromUttar Pradesh, India[2]
Trained byWWE Performance Center
Debut2018

Rinku Singh Rajput[3] (born 8 August 1988) is an Indian professional wrestler and former professional baseball player. He is also known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Veer Mahaan, or simply Veer.

Singh was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation after he won a pitching contest on a 2008 reality television show The Million Dollar Arm. He was the first Indian to play professional baseball and spent several seasons in the minor leagues, reaching the Single-A level.[4] He is the subject of the movie Million Dollar Arm.

  1. ^ "Veer".
  2. ^ a b c "Veer WWE". www.wwe.com.
  3. ^ "Magh Mela: WWE wrestler Rinku Singh Rajput takes holy dip in Sangam". The Times of India. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. ^ "BaseballAmerica.com: Stats: Rinku Singh". baseballamerica.com.