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While cricket is known as a religion in India, Arjun Nimmala has etched a name for himself in history books in baseball. The remarkable talent, who has lived in Florida, USA, all his life, earned himself a spot in the first round of the MLB amateur draft in July, where he was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays.
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): While cricket is known as a religion in India, Arjun Nimmala has etched a name for himself in history books in baseball. The remarkable talent, who has lived in Florida, USA, all his life, earned himself a spot in the first round of the MLB amateur draft in July, where he was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays.
It was the first time a first-generation Indian American had been drafted at such a high level across any of the four major USA professional sports leagues.
In an interaction, the baseball prodigy talked about the historic day and his reaction to the moment when he was drafted to Toronto Blue Jays. “It was pure happiness everywhere. I was surrounded by everyone and the cameras were on all of us. All I could feel was their love, and everyone was very supportive and loving. I think that experience was very cool and really memorable for me.”
Arjun is currently in the minor league system with the Blue Jays, from where he would have to work his way up to Toronto to the Major League team, which is the normal progression for any Baseball Star. He has already played a few training games and has started training with the team on the Major League roster during the offseason, where he got a chance to train and interact with his idol Francisco Lindor. He will be back training with the entire Blue Jays roster in the spring.
