 Lofton akanga ava kufambazve apo musi waDecember 23, 2003, New York Yankees yakamusainira chibvumirano chemakore maviri, chemadhora mamiriyoni 6,2. Munguva yemutambo weYankees uri panzira muCleveland, Lofton akarekodha hit yake yechi2000. Pashure pekunge Lofton abudisa rwiyo rwake, vateveri veIndians vakatanga kurova maoko vachirumbidza Lofton. Ndakanga ndisingazivi zvandaitarisira. Ndakafunga kuti ndaizogamuchira maoko mashomanene. Zvaifadza chaizvo. Ndakatenderedza ngowani yangu, asi ivo vakaramba vachienda. Kana paiva nenzira yomubhuku renhau yokuti ndiiwane, kuiwana muCleveland, chakanga chiri chimwe chinhu chokuyeuka. New York yakapedza mwaka wenguva dzose ne AL-yakanakisa rekodhi, 10161. Kutanga postseason, maYankees akakunda Minnesota Twins, mitambo mitatu kune imwe, mu2004 ALDS. Muna 2004 ALCSKurwisana neBoston Red Sox, maYankees akanga avaka 2-0 inotungamirira apo Lofton akati, Chinangwa changu chikuru ndechokuti ndiedze kukunda mukwikwidzi. Ndiri panhanho iri mubasa rangu Ndave ndiri pano kwemakore 13, uye ndasvika pedyo. Uyu mukana wokuti ndizviitezve. Zvadaro Yankees yakaenda mumutambo mitambo mitatu pasina kana mumwe asati ava chikwata chekutanga munhoroondo yeMLB kurasikirwa nemutambo mushure mekutungamira 30. 