 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1996, muridzi wechikwata Peter Angelos akahaya Pat Gillick kubva kuToronto Blue Jays kuti ave maneja mukuru weOrioles. Gillick akaunza vatambi vanoverengeka saB. J. Surhoff, Randy Myers, uye Roberto Alomar. Pasi paGillick nemutungamiri Davey Johnson, Orioles pakupedzisira vakadzokera kunotamba mumutambo wekupedzisira nekukunda nzvimbo yemakadhi eAmerican League mumwaka wa1996. Chikwata ichi chakaisa rekodhi yeligi homeruns mumwaka mumwe chete, ne257, uye chakashungurudza maCleveland Indians muDivision Series vasati vawira kuNew York Yankees mumakakatanwa eAmerican League Championship Seriesmumwe mutsigiri, Jeffrey Maier, akavhiringidza bhora rakarohwa naDerek Jeter mumutambo wekutanga; mutambo uyu wakazotongwa semutambo wepamusha uye maYankees akazopedzisira akunda mutambo. Orioles yakatevera nekukunda AL East Division zita muna 1997, ichienda waya-kune-waya kuva panzvimbo yekutanga kubva pazuva rekutanga remwaka kusvika rekupedzisira. Mushure mokubvisa Seattle Mariners mumitambo mina mumutambo wokutanga, boka racho rakarasikirwa zvakare muALCS, nguva ino kune maIndia akaderera, umo kurasikirwa kweOriole kwakanga kuri 1 run. Mushure mekunge maOrioles akundikana kuenda kuWorld Series mune chero mutambo, Johnson akasiya basa semaneja zvichitevera gakava naAngelos, nemurairidzi wekukanda Ray Miller achitora nzvimbo yake. 