<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Gore ra1996 risati rasvika, 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. Pashure pokubvisa pachigaro shasha yeAmerican League Cleveland Indians 31 muDivision Series, Orioles yakawira kuYankees 41 mu  <response>: ALCS inozivikanwa nekutadza kwemutongi wepakati kurudyi Rich Garcia kudana kupindira kwevateveri mumutambo wekutanga wenyaya, 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 pa4 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. 