J.B. Bernstein Biography - The Milestone Marketer

"Million Dollar Arm" contest winner Rinku Singh and sports agent J.B. Bernstein are interviewed just prior to the movie's release. Rinku talks about being a fish out of water in America, including getting used to seeing public displays of affection. J.B. discusses how Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel changed his life for the better.

This Million Dollar Arm documentary segment originally aired shortly after Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel were signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates organization on November 24, 2008. Mark Schwarz follows the two teenage reality show contestants from India as they try to land a big league contract. Footage of Rinku and Dinesh's tryouts in front of major league scouts is shown, and USC pitching coach Tom House (Bill Paxton in the movie) is interviewed.

Watch the Million Dollar Arm movie trailer for the film starring Jon Hamm as sports agent J.B. Bernstein, who helped create a contest in India to recruit potential players for Major League Baseball. The two winners, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel, were both former javelin throwers. Bernstein's strategy was criticized as a publicity stunt, as the media waited to see if his discoveries were major league material.