Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer, an Israeli-American, made his MLB postseason debut Tuesday amid a war in a country that his family still calls home.
Kremer, 27, pitched for 1 2/3 innings, his shortest in-game stint on the mound, and wore a Star of David necklace, according to a report.
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The pitcher discovered he was set to start Sunday.
"I still want to pitch, but, I mean, it's going to be in the back of my head," Kremer said before the start.
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Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde recognized the circumstances the postseason rookie was set to perform under.
I "gave him my support and sympathies for him and his family that's involved, and he seemed OK," Hyde said before the game. "Obviously, he's very disturbed and there's a lot of things going on, but I didn't sense that it was going to affect [him]."
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"I think he's really looking forward to pitching tomorrow so I didn't think it was going to affect him," Hyde added.
On the field, the Orioles fell short, losing 7-1 to the Texas Rangers, who completed their sweep over Baltimore to clinch their ticket to the American League Championship Series.