Samrath Singh loves baseball and is an observant Sikh. He continued to pursue both and is the first Sikh Division I baseball player. He grew up in New Jersey and was usually the only Sikh in his grade. He faced issues regarding his religion and his love of sports especially baseball but never saw his religion as a burden. As a kid he played a lot of sports especially baseball, basketball and swimming. His goal is to become the first Sikh to play in the majors.