Dean Junior Kremer ( he, דין קרמר; born January 7, 1996) is an Israeli–American professional

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for the

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(MLB). In 2015 he became the first Israeli drafted by an MLB team. He made his MLB debut in September 2020. In international competition, Kremer pitched for the Team USA baseball team in the

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in Israel, winning a gold medal. The following two years he pitched for Israel in the qualifying for the European Baseball Championship, and won the Most Valuable Pitcher award in both 2014 and 2015. He also pitched in September 2016 in the qualifier for

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. Kremer pitched for

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in his freshman year in 2014, and was named a Third Team All-American. He was drafted by the

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in the 38th round of the

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, becoming the first Israeli to ever be selected in the MLB draft, but chose not to sign. He was drafted again, this time by the

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in the 14th round of the

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, and did sign. He threw a

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in the 92-95 mph range that sometimes reached , a

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, a curveball, and a splitter. He pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. The Dodgers traded him to the Orioles at the 2018 trade deadline. In 2018, Kremer led all minor league pitchers in strikeouts. He made his MLB debut in September 2020, becoming the first Israeli citizen to pitch in the major leagues. Kremer committed to play for Team Israel in the

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in Miami in March 2023.

Early life

Kremer was born and raised in Stockton, California, and is Jewish."Dean Kremer Stats, Highlights, Bio,"
MiLB.com StatsAllon Sinai
"Kremer first Israeli to be picked in MLB draft,"
''

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'', June 12, 2015 He had his bar mitzvah in Israel.Stuart M. Katz
"Dean Kremer: 18-year-old ace with Israeli roots,"
''Jewish Baseball News'',, September 29, 2014 Discussing the decision by Jewish Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher

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to not pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because the game fell on

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, Kremer said: "I would do the same."Harold Uhlman
"After making history Dean Kremer makes Loons debut; Young right-hander becomes first Israeli citizen to sign with MLB team,"
Think Blue LA, August 14, 2016 Kremer lives in Israel for two months of every year, and has dual

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citizenship.Todd Dewey
"UNLV pitcher Dean Kremer brings MLB history into home-opening series,"
'' Las Vegas Review-Journal'', February 25, 2016 His parents Adi and Sigal Kremer are Israeli, and after they completed their service in the Israel Defense Forces they came together to the United States. His father played college tennis at the University of the Pacific, which he attended on a tennis scholarship.Hillel Kuttler
"Special meaning: Dodgers prospect, Israeli citizen, can't wait to represent Israel in WBC,"
Jewish Baseball Museum, September 19, 2016 Kremer is fluent in Hebrew, and the family speaks Hebrew at home. He has two younger brothers, Ron (who is in the Israeli Army) and Niv."Dean Kremer Bio,"
UNLVRebels.com"האיגוד הישראלי לבייסבול - Hear it from the Players: Kremer and Lipetz,"
Israel Association of Baseball, September 22, 2016 Kremer's grandparents live in Israel, in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

and in Rishon LeZion, and all of his extended family other than his parents and youngest brother live in Israel. His great-uncle is American-Israeli businessman and philanthropist

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. Kremer started playing baseball in

Little League Little League Baseball and Softball (officially, Little League Baseball Inc) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizationLincoln High School in Stockton, California, and graduated in 2013. There, he played baseball for two seasons as a

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and

, and was twice named Second Team All-League."Dean Kremer #16,"
San Joaquin Delta College Athletics - Baseball As a senior, on the mound for a significant amount for the first time, he was 6-2 with a 2.35

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, and 37 strikeouts in 41.2 innings.Joel Keller
"How a skinny kid blossomed into a MLB prospect; Pitcher Dean Kremer is the first Israeli to be drafted by a major league team"
From the Grapevine, August 18, 2015

College

In 2013-14 Kremer attended

for his freshman year of college as a Business major, playing for the Mustangs, and becoming a full-time pitcher. He also followed the college's weight and conditioning program, and the formerly skinny pitcher gained approximately , bringing him to over his weight when he graduated high school. Kremer was 13-1 with a 2.00 ERA in 112.2 innings pitched, with 90 strikeouts. He was named the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association’s Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 5, 2015, and a 2015 Third Team All-American. Kremer transferred for 2014-15 to the University of Las Vegas (UNLV) on a baseball scholarship for his sophomore year. He was a starting pitcher for the Rebels and went 4-5 with a 4.92 ERA.Aron Heller
"Israel's first major league pitcher hopes to put his country on the baseball map,"
'' Haaretz'', July 22, 2015.Robert Gluck
Israeli trailblazer "Dean Kremer brings Jewish values to nascent pro baseball career,"
JNS, July 20, 2016. At the time, he threw a

in the low-90s.

Minor leagues

In June 2015, at 19 years of age, Kremer became the first Israeli to ever be selected in the

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, when he was drafted by the

in the 38th round of the 2015 draft. He had been projected to go much higher in the draft, but for the fact that he had already committed to the

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, and told interested MLB teams that he intended to attend the school for a year. He chose to honor his commitment and play college baseball for the UNLV Rebels, which left three years on his eligibility at the time, with the plan of playing professionally after college.

Los Angeles Dodgers (2016–2018)

In the

, Kremer was picked in the 14th round by the

, 431st overall. He signed with the Dodgers for a signing bonus of $147,500. At the time, he threw a fastball in the 90-93 mph range that sometimes reached -, a

, a curveball, and a splitter. Kremer made his professional debut on July 3, 2016, for the

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of the Rookie Pioneer League. On August 11, he was promoted to the

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of the Class A

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. Kremer finished his first professional regular season between the two teams with a 2-1 record and a 2.27 ERA, as in 31.2 innings he struck out 35 batters, while giving up 19 hits and 7 walks while holding hitters to

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. In the playoffs, Kremer pitched 10.1 innings with an 0.87 ERA and 6 strikeouts, and recorded the final eight outs of the Loons' championship-clinching win over the

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. The Dodgers assigned Kremer to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the Class A+ California League for the 2017 season. There he made 33 appearances for the team (including six starts), was 1–4 with three saves and a 5.18 ERA, and struck out 96 batters in 80 innings. He returned to the Quakes for the 2018 season, and was named a California League Mid-Season All Star. Kremer was 5–3 with a 3.30 ERA with 13.0 strikeouts per 9 innings (9th in the league) in 16 starts for the Quakes before he was promoted to the Tulsa Drillers of the

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on July 5. In his debut for them he pitched a three-hit shutout against the

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while striking out 11. He was named the Texas League Pitcher of the Week on July 8.

Baltimore Orioles (2018–present)

On July 18, 2018, Kremer was traded to the

along with Yusniel Diaz, Rylan Bannon, Zach Pop, and Breyvic Valera for Manny Machado. At the time, FanGraphs wrote of Kremer: "Throws 92-95, touches 97, above-average curveball, average change. If pitchability improves, he’s a back-end starter. If not, solid relief option." He was assigned to the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Eastern League and finished the year there. In 2018 in 25 starts between Rancho Cucamonga, Tulsa, and Bowie, he was 10-5 with a 2.88 ERA, striking out 178 batters (leading the entire minor leagues) in 131.1 innings pitched. He was a mid-season California League All Star. He started the 2019 season ranked as the No. 9 Orioles prospect by ''Baseball America''. In 2019 Kremer pitched two starts for the

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of the Class A+

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, 15 starts for Bowie, and four starts for the

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of the Class AAA International League. He was a combined 9-6 with a 3.72 ERA, as in 113.2 innings he struck out 122 batters, averaging 9.7 K/9, 2.9 BB/9, 0.87 HR/9, and a ground-ball rate just short of 40 percent. He played in the

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for the

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following the 2019 season. Kremer pitched 19 innings with a 2.37 ERA and a 0.89 WHIP, giving up 13 hits and four walks, with 23 strikeouts. He was named a league All Star, and was added to the Orioles'

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to protect him from being claimed in the Rule 5 draft. Kremer pitched 5.1 scoreless innings in spring training in 2020. In July 2020, he was added to the team’s 60-man player pool. He was ranked in 2020 as Baltimore's 9th-best prospect by MLB Pipeline.

Major leagues

Baltimore Orioles (2020–present)

2020–21

On September 6, 2020, the Orioles called Kremer up to the majors. In his MLB debut, he allowed only one run and one hit while striking out seven batters (the most in an Orioles' debut in two decades) in a six-inning start, and was the winning pitcher in a 5–1 victory over the

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. He became the fourth Orioles starter to throw six innings or more of one-hit ball in his debut. He was the first Israeli citizen to pitch in the major leagues, and the second (after catcher

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) to play in the majors. Kremer made more history by becoming just the second rookie to—in each of his first three starts—throw at least five innings, with one or no runs, four or fewer hits, and at least six strikeouts; Eduardo Rodriguez of the Boston Red Sox is the other pitcher to accomplish that feat. Kremer ended the 2020 season with a 4.82 ERA, a 1-1 récord, and 22 strikeouts in 18.2 innings over 4 starts. Kremer struggled in 2021, with a 7.55 ERA, an 0–7 record, and 47 strikeouts in 53.2 innings over 13 starts.

2022–present

In 2022, Kremer had three straight scoreless starts of at least five innings pitched, which tied for the longest such streak in Orioles/

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franchise history. Before Kremer, the three prior Orioles with at least 18.2 scoreless innings in the span of three starts were

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, and

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. After scoreless innings against the Texas Rangers, Kremer allowed a bases loaded sacrifice fly, ending his scoreless innings streak at innings. He would then allow a RBI single and three-run home run, ending his day.

Israel national team

Kremer has competed several times for the

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in international tournaments, often as the team's ace starting pitcher.

European Baseball Championships

Kremer has pitched for

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in the qualifying rounds for the

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. In both the B-Level and C-Level qualifiers, which took place in 2014 and 2015, he won the Most Valuable Pitcher award. Kremer pitched in 2014 in

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for

in the C-Level qualifier at the

, going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA. In 13 innings, he gave up six hits and a walk, while striking out 20 batters. He led all pitchers in the tournament in ERA, strikeouts, and wins. In the opening game against

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, he went 5 innings, giving up 2 hits and 1

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, and recording 9 strikeouts, while earning the win. He then pitched again during the semifinal game against

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, going 8 innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 unearned run, and recording 5 strikeouts, while earning his second win of the qualifier. Israel advanced to the 2015 B-level qualifier for the

in Vienna, Austria. Kremer again pitched on the opening day, going 6 innings against

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, not giving up any runs, striking out 10, and recording another win. During Israel's fifth and final game of the B-level qualifier, against Sweden, Kremer started again going 7.1 innings, giving up 4 runs (3 earned) and 9 hits, and striking out 5.

World Baseball Classic

2016-17

Kremer pitched in September 2016 for Israel in the

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for the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He was, at 20 years of age, the youngest player on the team.Thomas Neumann
"Flexible eligibility rules, major league talent help Israel qualify for World Baseball Classic,"

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, September 28, 2016 Kremer said: "I've been dreaming about playing for this team, since I first saw them in 2012 and heard about the WBC and representing Israel." In Israel's third and final game, in which it qualified for the 2017 World Baseball Classic by defeating

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, Kremer pitched the 9th inning, giving up two hits, recording one strikeout, and not giving up any runs. Kremer pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic main tournament, in March 2017.

2023

In July 2022, Kremer committed to play for Team Israel in the

in Miami starting March 11–15. He will be playing for Team Israel manager and former All Star

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, and alongside All Star outfielder

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, Gold Glove outfielder

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, pitcher

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, and others.

Maccabiah Games

Kremer pitched for the Team USA baseball team in the

in Israel. The team won the gold medal in the Games.">"Dean Kremer is the first Israeli to sign with an MLB team,"
''Haaretz'', June 18, 2016

References

External links

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