This Week, SI.com says (in The Pittsburgh Pirates signed two athletes from India. - MLB - SI.com) PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms.

Last Week, Mark J. Perry from mjperry (Blogspot) says (in CARPE DIEM: MLB First: Cricket Players From India Signed) cricket players from small villages in India who had not picked up a baseball until April, on Monday became the first athletes from India to sign professional baseball contracts, agreeing to deals with the Pittsburgh Pirates. ...

And With Leather says (in PIRATES SIGN INDIANS | With Leather - The sports blog that's ...) The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, the 20-year-olds from India who were the top finishers in Million Dollar Arm, an Indian.

And Mike Silva's NY Baseball Digest says (in Mike Silva’s NY Baseball Digest » Blog Archive » Pirates Sign Two ...) Tim Dierkes at MLB Trade Rumors reports that the Pirates signed Indian pitchers Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh to minor league deals. Patel and Singh were finalists in the Million Dollar Arm contest in India. Former Yankees pitcher Steve ...

And Malaysia Sun says (in Indian Game Show Winners Ink MLB Contracts) Rinku Singh, left and Dinesh Patel of India, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts Monday with the Pittsburgh Pirates. (AP)

And The Postgame Pub says (in MLB News and Rumors - Report: Pirates sign pitchers from India ...) According to a report from Yahoo! Japan, the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed a pair of pitchers from… Read Read Comments More...

And CBSNews.com says (in Indian Game Show Winners Ink MLB Contracts) The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts with the Pirates. They are believed to be the first athletes from India to sign outside their country.

And FanNation.com says (in Canucks may shop Schneider | Truth&Rumors | FanNation) Pirates outsource to India; world ends · PITTSBURGH (BC) - The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced the signings of RHP Dinesh Patel and… ... MORE TRUTH & RUMORS. T & R By Sport, NFL, Colleges, MLB, NBA, Golf, NHL, NASCAR, MMA, Soccer ...

And Über Desi says (in Million Dollar Babas indeed: Pirates and Indians | Über Desi) Rinku and Dinesh have signed as free agents with the Pittsburgh Pirates, a Major League Baseball team. In the process, they became the first professional athletes of Indian origin to sign with the MLB and certainly the first athletes ...

And phillyBurbs.com says (in Pirates sign Indian _ not Cleveland _ pitchers) PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms.

And google.com says (in Pirates sign Indian _ not Cleveland _ pitchers)  -
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms. The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom ...

And Seattle Post Intelligencer says (in Pirates sign Indian _ not Cleveland _ pitchers) PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms.

And FanNation.com says (in Report: Pirates sign pitchers from India | Truth&Rumors | FanNation) Japan, the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed a pair of pitchers from India, Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh. Pirates GM Neal Huntington would not confirm the report to MLB.com, but he did tell that site "We have seen the pitchers and are very ...

And Larry Brown Sports says (in Pirates Looking to Channel Indian Fan Base, Sign Rinku Singh and ...) Not only have the Pirates thought outside the box, GM Neal Huntington has swooped in on Taj Mahal, snatching up two potential pitchers with non-draftee free agent contracts. Now how exactly did he get hot on Dinesh Patel and Rinku ...

And Bucco says (in Pirates aim to please by signing javelin throwers | Bucco Blog) In defending his decision to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on two men who didn’t even know the Pittsburgh Pirates, much less baseball, existed on planet Earth a year ago, majority owner Bob Nutting stated: ...

And Detroit Free Press says (in Renteria: No Giants deal yet)  United States -
Pittsburgh: The Pirates signed two pitchers from India, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, javelin throwers who had never picked up a baseball until this year. ...

And Malaysia Sun says (in Two Indian boys sign up for professional baseball contracts in US) Two Indian teenagers created history in the US sports Monday when they were signed up by prestigious baseball team Pittsburgh Pirates, five times World Series Champions, as professional players.

And Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says (in Bucs sign 'pitchers' from India) By spending just a few thousand dollars, the Pirates hope they have come up with a pair of million-dollar arms.

And Online NFL Football Sport Betting Lines by Sportsbooks.com says (in Pirates break barrier by signing pair of Indian-born players - Bet ...) Pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel became the first Indian-born players to sign a professional sports contract outside of the country when they inked deals with the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday. Singh, a 20-year-old left-hand...

And Rutland Herald says (in Pirates sign Indian -- not Cleveland -- pitchers) PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms. ... - By ALAN ROBINSON The Associated Press

And Fantasy says (in MLB / Pirates Sign Contestants Of Indian Reality TV Show) Pirates Sign Contestants Of Indian Reality TV Show : The Pirates put their hope in 20-year-old pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, by signing them to free-agent ...

And Breitbart says (in Pirates sign Indian _ not Cleveland _ pitchers) PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms. The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts ...

And Walkoff Walk says (in Neal Huntington Makes It Official: Rinku and Dinesh Are Pirates ...) That's a screenshot of MLB.com as of 7:30PM EST, displaying our Indian heroes in all their glory. They're the top story because Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington has made it official: Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel are ...

And DetNews.com says (in Pitchers from India sign with Pirates) PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms.

And International Herald Tribune says (in Pirates sign Indian — not Cleveland — pitchers) Indian pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts Monday with major league team Pittsburgh Pirates.

And Jenifer Langosch from mlb.mlb.com says (in Bucs sign pair of Indian hurlers) The Pirates continue to make good on an emphasis in finding international talent, signing Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel as non-drafted free agents Monday. Bucs sign pair of Indian hurlers