a railing was added behind the right field wall at Yankee Stadium to prevent fans from reaching over it. Meanwhile, in New York, Maier became a minor celebrity. The New York Daily News allowed him to sit behind the Yankee dugout later in the postseason. The boy appeared on national talk shows. Baseball career Maier grew up in Old Tappan, New Jersey, and played baseball there at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan. He then played college ball at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where he was a first-team all-NESCAC selection. He also played briefly for the Pittsfield Dukes in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 2005. In 2006, he became Wesleyan's career hits leader and was featured on ESPN. The New York Times reported that Maier hoped for a career in baseball. That spring, The Washington Post and MLB.com reported that, ironically, the Baltimore Orioles might draft himthough the team denied ever having an interest in him. Maier was also invited to a try out for the New York Yankees. However, he was not selected by any team in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. Maier worked in the summer of 2006 as a scout in the Cape Cod League for ESPN's Peter Gammons and also as an instructor for Frozen Ropes Baseball Training Center. Maier later became a special consultant for the New Haven County Cutters and had several internships, including with the YES Network. In addition, he served as an extra and assisted with baseball skills training for the actors in ESPN's miniseries about the 1977 Yankees, The Bronx Is Burning. Personal life Maier is married with three sons and lives in New England. See also Steve Bartman – fan involved in a similar interference incident at the wall References Further reading This chapter in Ruttman's history, based on a February 14, 2008 interview with Maier conducted for the book, discusses Maier's American, Jewish, baseball, and life experiences from youth to the present. External links Video of the October 9, 1996 incident 1984 births Living people 1996 Major League Baseball season Baltimore Orioles postseason Major League Baseball controversies Place of birth missing (living people) New York Yankees postseason Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan alumni People from Old Tappan, New Jersey Baseball spectators Wesleyan Cardinals baseball players