Israeli-American Dean Kremer to Pitch for Orioles in Game 3 Amidst Israel-Hamas Conflict

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer, a duel citizen of the United States and Israel, will pitch in Game 3 per manager Brandon Hyde.

Kremer, 27, lives in Israel for two months every year, and has family in the country. As of Monday afternoon, more than 1450 people have died as a result of the conflict.

"Almost every single person in the clubhouse has come in and checked on me at some point over the last [24]-48 hours. And I'm very grateful for that," Kremer told reporters on Monday. "Is there a hesitation? No, I still want to pitch but I mean, it's going to be in the back of my head. My family's okay.

"Obviously, it's a very sad situation. A lot of things are being brought to light. But everybody's okay right now."

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde revealed to reporters he has checked in on Kremer in recent days.

"We had a nice conversation, gave him my support and sympathies for him and, and his family that's involved. And he seemed okay," Hyde told reporters on Monday. "Seemed like he was ready to pitch, he seemed like he felt comfortable with where his family situation was at with the whole thing. 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 -- I think he's really looking forward to pitching tomorrow. So I didn't think it was gonna affect him."

Game 3 between Baltimore and the Texas Rangers is set for Tuesday night at 8:03 p.m. ET. Texas leads the two clubs' American League Divisional Series 2-0.