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Josh Bell was reunited with former Pirates teammate Rinku Singh, the 'Million Dollar Arm'

On Monday afternoon, the Pirates welcomed back a familiar face to baseball. No, not Garth Brooks (though he was there, too).
We're talking about Rinku Singh, who rose to fame alongside Dinesh Patel in the famous "Million Dollar Arm" contest in India that was turned into a Disney movie in 2014. Singh signed with the Pirates and pitched in the Minors for parts of five seasons before eventually calling it quits to pursue a WWE career.
Along the way, Singh became teammates with current Pirates first baseman Josh Bell. They played together in 2012 with the West Virginia Power of the South Atlantic League, and as evidenced by Singh's visit to Pirates camp on Monday, they've clearly remained friends:

Bell's right. Compared to the throwback photo he posted of the two of them, Singh looks pretty ripped these days! Maybe he should've taken a spin in the batting cage to see if he could hack it with the bat. We're guessing he would probably fare better than Garth anyway.
Regardless, it was fun for Singh to come back to where his sports journey began.

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