Dean Kremer, a former standout at Stockton’s Lincoln High School and the first Israeli citizen to be drafted into the MLB, sparkled in his debut big-league pitching performance on Sunday, striking out seven New York Yankees en route to a 5-1 win for the Baltimore Orioles. In 2015 Kremer became the first Israeli citizen to…
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