The right-hander also serves as an example for every baseball player in Israel, and has captured the attention of many Jewish fans in the United States.

“I’m definitely feeling the love both from the Jewish-Americans here and the Israelis over there,” Kremer said. “Especially the media over there and the Baseball Academy over there. I’m happy to break the barrier, so to speak, not that I think there is one. But I can deal with that responsibility.”

After beating the Yankees in his debut on Sept. 6, Kremer faced New York again at Yankee Stadium six days later. He struck out seven again, allowing one run in five innings but was not involved in the decision. An effective outing against Tampa Bay followed, but Kremer wrapped up his season by getting hit hard in a loss to Boston at Fenway Park.

He finished 1-1 with a 4.82 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings — good enough to put Kremer in the running to stick around in 2021.

“I was really high on him in spring training,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “I liked his pitch mix, I liked how he attacked guys in big league spring training games, and he’s been even more impressive in these (September) games.