<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Isizini ka-1996 kwavela amaYankees amathathu akha umgogodla weqembu eminyakeni eminingi ezayo: i-rookie shortstop uDerek Jeter, umgadli oqala unyaka wesibili u-Andy Pettitte, kanye nomgadli wonyaka wesibili uMariano Rivera, owayekhonza 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, futhi ngo-  <response>: I-ALCS yahlula iBaltimore Orioles ngo-4 kuya ku-1, okubandakanya ukuphazamiseka okuphawulekayo komlandeli nguJeffrey 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. 