Jasvir Rakkar


Jasvir Rakkar is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Career

Rakkar's parents were born in Punjab, India, and immigrated to Canada before Jasvir was born. Rakkar graduated from Bramalea Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario, 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 MLB Draft. Rakkar was named to participate for the Canadian national baseball team in the 2015 Pan American Games and 2015 WBSC Premier12.
Rakkar signed with the Québec Capitales of the independent Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball in 2016.

International career

He was selected to the Canada national baseball team at the 2015 Pan American Games, 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier, 2019 Pan American Games and .