Dean Kremer

Dean Kremer was born in 1996 in Stockton

Kremer was born in Stockton, California, in 1996 to Israeli parents, Adi and Sigal Kremer, who moved to the United States after their army service. He holds Israeli and American citizenship, speaks Hebrew, and spends time in Israel every year. His extended family lives in Tel Aviv and Rishon LeZion.

He graduated from Lincoln High School in Stockton in 2013, playing as a right fielder and pitcher. He then pitched for San Joaquin Delta College and was named a Third Team All-American. He later played for UNLV on a baseball scholarship.

In 2015 the San Diego Padres drafted him, making him the first Israeli selected in the MLB draft, but he did not sign. The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted him in 2016, and he signed. In 2018 the Dodgers traded him to the Baltimore Orioles.

He made his MLB debut with Baltimore in September 2020. In 2023 he finished with 13 wins and 5 losses and became the first Israeli to start an MLB playoff game. In 2026 he was traded to the Minnesota Twins.

Kremer won gold with the US team at the 2013 Maccabiah Games. He has pitched for Israel in European Championship qualifying and at the World Baseball Classic in 2017, 2023 and 2026.