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Line 7: \|image = Dean Kremer.jpg \|image_size = \|caption = Kremer with the [[Rancho Cucamonga Quakes]] in 2018 \|position = [[Pitcher]] \|bats = Right Line 18: \|debutteam = Baltimore Orioles \|statleague = MLB \|statyear = ~~September~~May 2820, ~~2023~~2024 \|stat1label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)\|Win–loss record]] \|stat1value = ~~22–20~~25–24 \|stat2label = [[Earned run average]] \|stat2value = 4.35 \|stat3label = [[Strikeout]]s \|stat3value = ~~313~~362 \|teams = * [[Baltimore Orioles]] ({{mlby\|2020}}–present) Line 44: Kremer lives in Israel for two months of every year, and has dual [[Israeli-American]] citizenship.<ref name=autogenerated2>Todd Dewey, [http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/unlv-rebels/other-sports/unlv-pitcher-dean-kremer-brings-mlb-history-home-opening-series "UNLV pitcher Dean Kremer brings MLB history into home-opening series,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'', February 25, 2016</ref> 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.<ref name=autogenerated9 /> His father played college tennis at the [[University of the Pacific (United States)\|University of the Pacific]], which he attended on a tennis scholarship.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated10>Hillel Kuttler, [http://jewishbaseballmuseum.com/spotlight-story/special-meaning-dodgers-prospect-israeli-citizen-cant-wait-represent-israel-wbc/ "Special meaning: Dodgers prospect, Israeli citizen, can't wait to represent Israel in WBC,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] Jewish Baseball Museum, September 19, 2016</ref> Kremer is fluent in Hebrew, and the family speaks Hebrew at home.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated4 /> He has two younger brothers, Ron (who is in the [[Israeli Army]]) and Niv.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/dean_kremer_983413.html "Dean Kremer Bio,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205203/http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/dean_kremer_983413.html \|date=October 18, 2016 }} UNLVRebels.com</ref><ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated4>[http://www.baseball.org.il/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=371:hear-it-from-the-players-kremer-and-lipetz&catid=22:news-english&Itemid=992&lang=en "האיגוד הישראלי לבייסבול - Hear it from the Players: Kremer and Lipetz,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] Israel Association of Baseball, September 22, 2016</ref><ref name=autogenerated13>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.fromthegrapevine.com/podcasts/lifestyle/our-friend-from-israel-podcast-episode-18-dean-kremer-first-israeli-be-drafted-major-league-baseball\|title=Episode 18: Dean Kremer, first Israeli to be drafted into Major League Baseball\|website=From the Grapevine\|author=Benyamin Cohen\|date= September 25, 2018 }}</ref> Kremer's grandparents live in Israel, in [[Tel Aviv]] and in [[Rishon LeZion]], and all of his extended family other than his parents and youngest brother live in Israel.<ref name=autogenerated10 /><ref>Aron Heller (July 22, 2015). [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/pitcher-dean-kremer-hopes-to-give-baseball-a-boost-in-sports-mad-israel/article25627252/ "Pitcher Dean Kremer hopes to give baseball a boost in sports-mad Israel"], ''The Globe and Mail''.</ref><ref name=autogenerated13 /> His great-uncle is American-Israeli businessman and philanthropist [[Haim Saban]].<ref name=autogenerated2 /> Kremer started playing baseball in [[Little League]] at the age of five.<ref name=autogenerated4 /> ==High school== Kremer attended [[Lincoln High School (Stockton, California)\|Lincoln High School]] in Stockton, California, and graduated in 2013.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> There, he played baseball for two seasons as a [[right fielder]] and [[pitcher]], and was twice named Second Team All-League.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref name=autogenerated6>[https://www.deltacollege.edu/div/athletics/baseball/Kozel.html "Dean Kremer #16,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730005147/https://www.deltacollege.edu/div/athletics/baseball/Kozel.html \|date=July 30, 2016 }} San Joaquin Delta College Athletics - Baseball</ref><ref>[http://www.lincolnhigh.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_5796227/File/LincolnHigh/Link/February%202013%20Final%20LINK.pdf "Trojan Sports: Spring Preview - Baseball"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''The Link'', February 2013</ref> As a senior, on the mound for a significant amount for the first time, he was 6–2 with a 2.35 [[Earned run average\|ERA]], and 37 [[strikeout]]s in 41.2 [[inning]]s.<ref>[http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/dean-kremer/TpmQK_TlEeKZ5AAmVebBJg/gendersport/baseball-stats.htm "Dean Kremer's (Stockton, CA) Baseball Stats,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] MaxPreps</ref><ref name=autogenerated11>Joel Keller, [http://www.fromthegrapevine.com/lifestyle/how-dean-kremer-went-skinny-kid-pitching-prospect "How a skinny kid blossomed into a MLB prospect; Pitcher Dean Kremer is the first Israeli to be drafted by a major league team"<!-- Bot generated title -->] From the Grapevine, August 18, 2015</ref> ==College== In 2013-14 Kremer attended [[San Joaquin Delta College]] for his freshman year of college as a Business major, playing for the Mustangs, and becoming a full-time pitcher.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref name=autogenerated4 /><ref name=autogenerated11 /> He also followed the college's weight and conditioning program, and the formerly skinny pitcher gained approximately {{convert\|20\|lb\|kg}}, bringing him to {{convert\|35\|lb\|kg}} over his {{convert\|140\|lb\|kg}} weight when he graduated high school.<ref name=autogenerated11 /><ref>Todd Dewey, [http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/unlv-rebels/other-sports/unlv-pitcher-dean-kremer-brings-mlb-history-home-opening-series "UNLV pitcher Dean Kremer brings MLB history into home-opening series,"] ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'', February 26, 2016</ref> Kremer was 13–1 with a 2.00 ERA in 112.2 innings pitched, with 90 strikeouts.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref name=autogenerated6 /> 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]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[https://www.deltacollege.edu/div/athletics/baseball/DKremer.html "Player Bio - #6 - Dean Kremer"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217121314/http://www.deltacollege.edu/div/athletics/baseball/DKremer.html \|date=February 17, 2015 }}, Delta College</ref><ref name=first/><ref>[http://www.cccbca.com/information/2015_norcal_Players_of_Week_10 "NORCAL Players of the Week!",<!-- Bot generated title -->] California Community College Baseball Coaches Association, April 7, 2015</ref> 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 [[UNLV Rebels baseball\|Rebels]] and went 4–5 with a 4.92 ERA.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated4 /><ref name=autogenerated5>Aron Heller, [http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/features/1.667279 "Israel's first major league pitcher hopes to put his country on the baseball map,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''[[Haaretz]]'', July 22, 2015.</ref><ref name=autogenerated7 /><ref name=autogenerated8>Robert Gluck, [http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2016/7/20/israeli-trailblazer-dean-kremer-brings-jewish-values-to-nascent-pro-baseball-career#.WAJysSRqP2Q= Israeli trailblazer "Dean Kremer brings Jewish values to nascent pro baseball career,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019002258/http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2016/7/20/israeli-trailblazer-dean-kremer-brings-jewish-values-to-nascent-pro-baseball-career#.WAJysSRqP2Q= \|date=October 19, 2016 }} JNS, July 20, 2016.</ref> At the time, he threw a [[fastball]] in the low-90s.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> ==Minor leagues== In June 2015, at 19 years of age, Kremer became the first Israeli to ever be selected in the [[Major League Baseball draft]], when he was drafted by the [[San Diego Padres]] in the 38th round of the [[2015 Major League Baseball draft\|2015 draft]].<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/.premium-1.661946 "Dean Kremer Becomes First Israeli Citizen Picked in MLB Draft, by San Diego Padres; Stockton, California teen, whose parents were born and raised in Israel, is among 15 Jewish players drafted this year,"], ''Haaretz'', June 18, 2015</ref> He had been projected to go much higher in the draft, but for the fact that he had already committed to the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]], and told interested MLB teams that he intended to attend the school for a year.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated11 /> 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.<ref>[http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/112014aaa.html "Rebels Sign Nine For 2015-16,"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625110524/http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/112014aaa.html \|date=June 25, 2016 }} UNLV Rebels, November 20, 2014</ref><ref name=autogenerated4 /><ref>[http://www.onlysimchas.com/news/12811/first-ever-israeli-dean-kremer-drafted-by-the-san-diego-padres "First Ever Israeli Dean Kremer Drafted By The San Diego Padres"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918055318/http://www.onlysimchas.com/news/12811/first-ever-israeli-dean-kremer-drafted-by-the-san-diego-padres \|date=September 18, 2016 }}, ''OS News'', June 11, 2015</ref> ===Los Angeles Dodgers (~~2016–18~~2016–2018)=== In the [[2016 Major League Baseball draft]], Kremer was picked in the 14th round by the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], 431st overall.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.truebluela.com/2016/6/12/11913930/2016-mlb-draft-dean-kremer-dodgers-14th-round\|title=MLB Draft 2016: Dodgers 14th-round pick Dean Kremer was first Israeli drafted in MLB\|first=Eric\|last=Stephen\|work=SB Nation\|date=June 12, 2016\|access-date=June 13, 2016}}</ref> He signed with the Dodgers for a [[signing bonus]] of $147,500.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.truebluela.com/2016/6/16/11961872/andre-scrubb-contract-dodgers-2016-mlb-draft\|title=Dodgers sign 8th-round pick Andre Scrubb\|first=Eric\|last=Stephen\|work=SB Nation\|date=June 16, 2016\|access-date=June 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://bliister.com/dean-kremer-makes-history-as-first-israeli-to-sign-an-mlb-contract "Dean Kremer Makes History As First Israeli To Sign An Mlb Contract,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018210027/http://bliister.com/dean-kremer-makes-history-as-first-israeli-to-sign-an-mlb-contract \|date=October 18, 2016 }} bliister.com</ref><ref>Ross Olson, [http://dodgerblue.com/dodgers-rumors-signing-bonus-details-2016-draft-pick-will-smith-more/2016/06/21/ "Dodgers Rumors: Signing Bonus Details For 2016 Draft Picks Will Smith, D.J. Peters And Others,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] Dodger Blue, June 21, 2016</ref> At the time, he threw a fastball in the 90-93 mph range that sometimes reached {{convert\|94\|mph}}-{{convert\|95\|mph}}, a [[Slider (baseball)\|slider]], a [[curveball]], and a [[Split-finger fastball\|splitter]].<ref name=autogenerated5 /><ref name=autogenerated8 /> Line 88: Kremer struggled in 2021, with a 7.55 ERA, an 0–7 record, and 47 strikeouts in 53.2 innings over 13 starts.<ref name="auto4"/> ====~~2022–present~~2022==== In 2022, Kremer had three straight scoreless starts of at least five innings pitched, which tied for the longest such streak in Orioles/[[St. Louis Browns]] franchise history.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-mariners-dean-kremer-20220629-hawd7umt2ra7xmaydoanmderre-story.html\|title=Dean Kremer continues historic scoreless streak, but Orioles are held to one hit in 2-0 loss to Mariners\|website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> Before Kremer, the three prior Orioles with at least 18.2 scoreless innings in the span of three starts were [[Kevin Gausman]], [[Fernando Valenzuela]], and [[Jim Palmer]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/NathanSRuiz/status/1541999219866738688 "Before Dean Kremer, the previous three Orioles with at least 18 2/3 scoreless innings in the span of three starts were Kevin Gausman, Fernando Valenzuela and Jim Palmer."]</ref> After {{fraction\|4\|2\|3}} scoreless innings against the Texas Rangers, Kremer allowed a bases loaded sacrifice fly, ending his scoreless innings streak at {{fraction\|23\|1\|3}} innings.<ref name="auto4"/> On September 23, 2022, Kremer threw his first career [[shutout (baseball)\|shutout]] in a 6–0 victory over the [[Houston Astros]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kremer's shutout shows 'hunger' in O's surging arms\|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dean-kremer-pitches-shutout-vs-astros\|access-date=June 21, 2023\|website=mlb.com\|language=en}}</ref> In 2022, he was 8–7 with a 3.23 ERA, and his 8 wins were second-most on the Orioles staff.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2022.shtml\|title=2022 Baltimore Orioles Statistics\|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="~~auto3~~auto2">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kremede01.shtml\|title=Dean Kremer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More\|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> He pitched 22 games (21 starts), in which he pitched 125.1 innings.<ref name="~~auto3~~auto2"/> He allowed 0.79 home runs per nine innings, the ninth-lowest rate in the AL.<ref name="auto4"/> He relied mostly on his 94 mph fourseam fastball (34% of the time) and 88 mph cutter (31%), while also throwing an 84 mph changeup (15%), 76 mph curveball (12%), and 92 mph sinker (8%).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/dean-kremer/\|title=Dean Kremer Stats and Fantasy Analysis \| Pitcher List}}</ref> ====2023==== On September 28, 2023, Kremer was the starting pitcher against the [[Boston Red Sox]]. He pitched 5.1 innings with 8 [[strikeouts]], allowing zero runs. His pitching received a standing ovation by fans. Eventually, the Orioles won 2-0 and were made 2023 [[American League East]] division champions. In the 2023 regular season, Kremer was 13-5 (his 13 wins being the 6th-most in the AL) for a .722 won-loss percentage (2nd in the AL), with a 4.12 ERA, as in 32 starts (7th) covering 172.2 innings he struck out 157 batters (8.183 strikeouts/9 innings; the 8th-best ratio in Orioles' history).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/leaders_pitch_50_season.shtml\|title=Baltimore Orioles Top 50 Single-Season Pitching Leaders\|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="auto2"/> On defense, he had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.<ref name="auto2"/> He had a salary of $731,200.<ref name="auto2"/> ==Israel national team== Line 116 ⟶ 121: ==See also== * [[~~Category:~~List of Jewish Major League Baseball players]]▼ * [[List of Major League Baseball annual shutout leaders]] * [[List of Jews in sports#Baseball\|List of select Jewish baseball players]] ==References== Line 134 ⟶ 139: [[Category:1996 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Jewish American baseball players]]▼ ▲[[Category:Jewish Major League Baseball players]] [[Category:American people of Israeli descent]] [[Category:Israeli baseball players]]▼ [[Category:Baseball players from Stockton, California]]▼ [[Category:Major League Baseball pitchers]]▼ [[Category:Baltimore Orioles players]] ▲[[Category:Baseball players from Stockton, California]] [[Category:~~Ogden~~Bowie ~~Raptors~~Baysox players]]▼ [[Category:Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games]] [[Category:Delta College Mustangs baseball players]] ~~[[Category:UNLV Rebels baseball players]]~~ ▲[[Category:Ogden Raptors players]] [[Category:Great Lakes Loons players]]▼ [[Category:Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players]]▼ ~~[[Category:Tulsa Drillers players]]~~ [[Category:Frederick Keys players]] [[Category:~~Bowie~~Great ~~Baysox~~Lakes Loons players]] ▲[[Category:Israeli baseball players]] ▲[[Category:Jewish American baseball players]] [[Category:Maccabiah Games competitors ~~by sport~~]]▼ [[Category:Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States]] ▲[[Category:Major League Baseball pitchers]] [[Category:Norfolk Tides players]] ▲[[Category:~~Great~~Ogden ~~Lakes Loons~~Raptors players]] ▲[[Category:Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players]] [[Category:Surprise Saguaros players]] [[Category:~~Competitors~~Tulsa atDrillers ~~the 2013 Maccabiah Games~~players]] [[Category:~~Maccabiah~~UNLV ~~Games~~Rebels ~~gold~~baseball ~~medalists for the United States~~players]] ▲[[Category:Maccabiah Games competitors by sport]] [[Category:2017 World Baseball Classic players]] [[Category:2023 World Baseball Classic players]] [[Category:21st-century American Jews]] [[Category:21st-century Israeli Jews]]