<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Isikhathi sonyaka we-1996 sabona ukukhuphuka kwamaYankees amathathu akha umnyombo weqembu eminyakeni ezayo: i-rookie shortstop uDerek Jeter, unyaka wesibili oqala i-pitcher u-Andy Pettitte, kanye nonyaka wesibili we-pitcher uMariano Rivera, owasebenza njengendoda yokusetha ngo-1996 ngaphambi kokuba abe ngcono ngo-1997. Ngosizo lwalaba badlali abasebasha, amaYankees anqoba isihloko sawo sokuqala se-AL East eminyakeni engu-15. Bahlula i-Texas Rangers e-ALDS, nase-ALCS  <response>: iBaltimore Orioles yanqoba ngo-4 kuya ku-1, okwakuhlanganisa ukuphazamiseka okuphawulekayo komlandeli uJeffrey Maier okwabizwa ngokuthi yi-home run yamaYankees. Emdlalweni we-World Series iqembu labuya emuva kokulahlekelwa ngo-0-02 futhi lahlula i-Atlanta Braves esaphethe isicoco, kwaphela isomiso seminyaka engu-18. UJeter wabizwa ngokuthi iRookie of the Year. Ngo-1997, i-Yankees yalahlekelwa yi-ALDS ka-1997 kumaNdiya aseCleveland 3-2. Umphathi Jikelele uBob Watson wehla esikhundleni sakhe futhi esikhundleni sakhe kwaqokwa umsizi womphathi jikelele uBrian Cashman. 