Became the first Israeli drafted by a Major League team when he was selected by the Padres in 2015. Did not sign...Was the youngest player (20) on Team Israel's 2017 World Baseball Classic roster...His favorite sport other than baseball is tennis and his favorite athlete is Roger Federer...Attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, San Joaquin Delta College (Calif.) and Lincoln (Calif.) HS...Has had long hair since college...Runs a food Instagram account in the offseason: @offseason_bites...Attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, San Joaquin Delta College (Calif.) and Lincoln (Calif.) HS...Made 15 appearances (12 starts) for UNLV in 2016...At San Joaquin Delta College in 2015 helped lead the Mustangs to a state runner-up finish and a 41-7 record...Named a Third-Team All-American.
2023
Made a career-high 32 starts going 13-5 with a 4.12 ERA (79 ER/172.2 IP)...The O’s owned a 24-8 record in his starts...His career-high 13 victories ranked second on the O’s and were tied for sixth in the AL...Posted career bests with 157 strikeouts, 14 quality starts and 172.2 innings...Tallied 46 strikeouts with his cutter, the third-most in MLB...His 11 victories in night games were tied with teammate Kyle Gibson for second-most in the AL...Tied a career best with three straight victories from 7/5-8/10...Notched a career-high 10 strikeouts on 7/5 at NYY...Made his second career Sunday Night Baseball start on 7/30 vs. NYY. Also started on the mound in the 2022 MLB Little League Classic on 8/21/22 vs. BOS...Logged four straight quality starts from 8/10-29, the longest such streak of his career...Collected his 300th career strikeout on 9/17 vs. TB, matching Chuck Estrada and Daniel Cabrera as the fifth-fastest Orioles by appearances (69) to reach the mark...Pitched to a 5-1 record with a 3.09 ERA (28 ER/81.2 IP) and seven quality starts in his final 15 starts from 7/5 to 9/28...Made his final start of the regular season on 9/28 vs. BOS and earned the win in the division-clinching game...Made his postseason debut, starting Game 3 of the ALDS at TEX. Dealt the loss after allowing six runs on seven hits (two HR) with one intentional walk in 1.2 innings...Pitched for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Made the start in Team Israel’s 3-1 win over Team Nicaragua in Pool Play on 3/12 at loanDepot Park in Miami (4.0 IP, 3 H, BB, K).
2022
Made a career-high 22 appearances (21 GS), including a career-high eight quality starts...Named to his second career Opening Day roster (also 2021)...Spent time on the 10-day Injured List (left oblique strain) from 4/8-6/5; made three rehab starts: two with Triple-A Norfolk and one with Double-A Bowie...Made the start for the O's in their 5-3 win at the Little League Classic on 8/21 vs. BOS; did not factor in the decision after allowing one run on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts over 5.1 innings...Tossed his first career shutout and complete game on 9/23 vs. HOU, allowing four hits and two walks with six strikeouts over a career-high nine innings; marked the first shutout by an O’s pitcher since LHP John Means threw a no-hitter on 5/5/21 at SEA; was one of 16 players in MLB to throw a shutout in 2022 and joined RHP Jordan Lyles (9/21 vs. DET) as the only O’s pitchers with a complete game during the season...Had a career-high scoreless streak of 22.2 innings from 6/17-7/4, the longest scoreless streak by an O's starter since Mike Mussina pitched 27.0 scoreless innings from 9/21/95-4/2/96 and the longest by any O's pitcher since Steve Johnson pitched 25.1 innings across eight games (3 GS) from 8/25-9/29/12...Pitched to a 1-5 record with a 3.90 ERA (24 ER/55.1 IP) and a .282 (58-for-206) opponent average in 10 games (nine GS) against the AL East...Went 6-5 with a 2.66 ERA (27 ER/91.1 IP) in 15 night appearances (14 GS), compared to 2-2 with a 4.76 ERA (18 ER/34.0 IP) in seven day starts; his night ERA ranked tied for sixth-lowest in the American League (min. 90.0 IP)...Made 11 appearances (10 GS) at home and posted a 3-4 record with a 2.84 ERA (20 ER/63.1 IP) and a .239 (55-for-230) opponent average; his home ERA ranked 14th-lowest in the AL (min. 63.0 IP)...Went 5-3 with a 3.63 ERA (25 ER/62.0 IP) and a .285 (68-for-239) opponent average in 11 road starts, the lowest road ERA among O's starting pitchers...Allowed 11 home runs in 125.1 innings for a 0.79 HR/9, the ninth-lowest in the AL (min. 125.0 IP), compared to 17 home runs in 53.2 innings in 2021 for a 2.85 HR/9, the highest in the majors (min. 50.0 IP)...Went 4-3 with a 2.76 ERA (19 ER/62.0 IP) in his final 10 appearances (9 GS)...Made six starts of 5.0-or-more scoreless innings, tied for seventh-most in the AL...Named to Team Israel's roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
2021
Made a career-high 13 starts in 2021; recorded a career-high two quality starts...Named to the Opening Day roster for the first time in his career; made three different stints on the big league team...Finished the season with 47 strikeouts; the fourth-most among Oriole rookies...Recorded the 50th strikeout of his career when he punched out Luke Voit swinging in the third inning on 5/14 vs. NYY; became the eighth Oriole to record 50-plus strikeouts in his first 11 career games, and the first since Wei-Yin Chen in 2012...Allowed at least one home run in 11 of his 13 starts and multiple homers in five of those...28 of his 46 total runs allowed (60.9%) came via home run...Held left-handed batters to a .261 average (23-for-88) with 10 extra-base hits (4-2B, 6 HR), compared to right-handed batters hitting .313 (40-for-128) with 20 extra-base hits (9-2B, 11 HR); allowed just one hit to lefties over his last three starts (1-for-10)…Made eight starts against the AL East, pitching to an 0-5 record with a 9.10 ERA (31 ER/30.2 IP), .318 opponents’ average (42-for-132), 18 walks, 27 strikeouts and 14 home runs; the Orioles went 0-8 in Kremer’s starts against the division...Went 0-7 in 13 starts, he is one of four Orioles starters in club history to go winless through their first 13 starts of a season and the first since Gabriel Ynoa went 0-9 over 13 starts in the 2019 season...Appeared in 17 games (13 starts) over three stints with Triple-A Norfolk, pitching to a 1-5 record with a 4.91 ERA (34 ER/62.1 IP), .252 opponents’ average, 20 walks, 69 strikeouts and nine home runs...Made five starts in Spring Training, pitching to an 0-1 record with a 6.32 ERA (11 ER/15.2 IP).
2020
Made his Major league debut on 9/6 vs. NYY…Earned his first career win after tossing 6.0 innings, allowing just one run on one hit and three walks with seven strikeouts...Struck out the first batter he faced, DJ LeMahieu (looking), for his first career strikeout...Became the fourth pitcher in Orioles history to work at least 6.0 innings while allowing one-or-fewer hits in his Major League debut (Chris Waters in 2008, Anthony Telford in 1990, and Bib Milacki in 1988)...Became the sixth pitcher in Orioles history to strike out at least seven batters in his Major League debut...Over his first three Major League starts, he went 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA (3 ER/16.0 IP); in each of these starts, he tossed 5.0 innings-or-more, allowed one run-or-fewer, recorded at least six strikeouts, and did not allow more than four hits...Did not allow a home run in his 18.2 innings worked...Issued three walks in each of his four starts... Participated in his first big league Spring Training, making three relief outings while not allowing an earned run with two walks and five strikeouts over 5.1 innings.
2019
Went a combined 9-6 with a 3.72 ERA (47 ER/113.2 IP) and 122 strikeouts in 21 starts across three different levels (Class A-Advanced Frederick, Double-A Bowie, and Triple-A Norfolk)...Pitched in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros following the season; went 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA (5 ER/19.0 IP) and 23 strikeouts in five starts (six appearances)...Named an Arizona Fall League Rising Star...Received an invite to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee; did not make an appearance after suffering an oblique strain prior to camp starting...Won eight-straight decisions from 6/22-8/10, over a 10 start span with Double-A Bowie; went 8-0 with a 1.93 ERA (12 ER/56.0 IP) and 57 strikeouts during this stretch...Went 4-1 with a 1.36 ERA (5 ER/33.0 IP) in six road starts for Double-A Bowie...Matched his career-high with 7.0-scoreless innings three different times during the season (6/11 vs. New Hampshire, 7/2 at Hartford, and 7/18 vs. Altoona)...Entered the season ranked as the No. 9 Orioles prospect, according to Baseball America...Had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk on 11/20, and was added to the 40-man roster
2018
Led all of minor league baseball in strikeouts with 178 (114 - Class A-Advanced Rancho Cucamonga, 53 - Double-A Bowie, 11 - Double-A Tulsa)... Named a California League Mid-Season All-Star... Named the Texas League Pitcher of the Week on 7/8; 1-0, 0.00 ERA (7 IP), 11 K, 1 GS... Tossed his first career complete game and shutout in his only appearance for Double-A Tulsa on 7/5 vs. Midland... Recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts twice during the season (6/25 at Lake Elsinore and 7/5 vs. Midland); has four career double digit strikeout games... Made eight starts for Double-A Bowie after coming over from the Dodgers, and went 4-2 with a 2.58 ERA (13 ER/45.1 IP) and 53 strikeouts... Earned the win in his Baysox debut on 7/22 vs. Erie, working 6.0 innings, allowing one run on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
2017
Spent the entire season pitching for Class A-Advanced Rancho Cucamonga...Made 33 appearances for the Quakes, six starts...Went 1-4 with a 5.18 ERA (46 ER/80.0 IP) and 96 strikeouts...Totaled three saves, including the first of his career on 7/8 at Inland Empire...All three of his saves were multi-inning...Worked 2.0-or-more innings in 25 of his 33 games.
2016
Made his professional debut with Rookie-level Ogden...Made six starts for the Raptors before being promoted to Class-A Great Lakes...Went 2-0 with a 0.59 ERA (1 ER/15.1 IP) for the Loons...Recorded a strikeout in 11 of his 12 games and multiple strikeouts in nine of 12...Pitched in Team Israel's World Baseball Classic qualifier game against Great Britain, closing out a 9-1 Team Israel victory, tossing a scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout.
