<prompt> Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pamberi pemwaka wa1996, Angelos akahaya Pat Gillick somutungamiriri mukuru. Akapiwa chiedza chegirini kuti ashandise zvikuru tarenda rakasimbiswa, Gillick akasaina vatambi vanoverengeka vepamusoro vakaita saB. J. Surhoff, Randy Myers, David Wells naRoberto Alomar. Pasi pemutungamiri mutsva Davey Johnson uye nesimba rekurekodha remuchikwata chikuru 257 imba inomhanya mumwaka mumwe chete, maOrioles akadzokera kumitambo mushure mekusavapo kwemakore gumi nemaviri nekutora AL wild card berth. Alomar akavamba dutu remoto muna September apo akapfira mumeso omubati wenhangemutange John Hirschbeck mukati mokukakavadzana muToronto. Akazomiswa kwemitambo mishanu yekutanga yemwaka wa1997, kunyangwe vazhinji vaida kuti arambidzwe kubva kumwaka wekupedzisira. Mushure mokubvisa pachigaro shasha yeAmerican League Cleveland Indians 31 muDivision Series, maOrioles akawira kuYankees 41 muALCS  <response>: Anozivikanwa nekutadza kwemutongi werudyi Rich Garcia kushevedza kupindira kwevateveri mumutambo wekutanga wechikwata, apo mutambi weYankee ane makore gumi nemaviri Jeffrey Maier akasvika pamusoro pemadziro ekunze kuti abate bhora riri kutamba, iro rakapihwa seimba yekumhanya yaDerek Jeter, achibatanidza mutambo pa 4 4 muchikamu chechisere. Pasina kupindira kwaMaier, zvaiita sokuti bhora racho raigona kunge rakanga rabuda parusvingo kana kuti rakabatwa nomuridzi wenhandare wokurudyi Tony Tarasco. MaYankees akapfuurira kukunda mutambo mumatanho ekuwedzera pamutambo wakazotevera weBernie Williams. 