<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1996, muridzi wechikwata Peter Angelos akabhadhara 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 chakagadzira rekodhi yeligi homeruns mumwaka mumwe chete, ne257, uye chakashungurudza maCleveland Indians muDivision Series vasati vawira kuNew York Yankees mumakakatanwa  <response>: American League Championship Series mumwe mutsigiri, Jeffrey Maier, akavhiringidza bhora rakabhururuka rakarohwa naDerek Jeter muMutambo 1; mutambo wakadzorwa kumba 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. 