{"id":333847,"date":"2021-09-02T16:15:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T13:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-jeffrey-maier-home-run\/"},"modified":"2021-09-02T16:15:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T13:15:36","slug":"the-jeffrey-maier-home-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-jeffrey-maier-home-run\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Jeffrey Maier home run"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eaa2605988\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eaa2605988\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-jeffrey-maier-home-run\/#4_Jeters_1996_ALCS_home_run_against_the_Orioles_thanks_to_Jeffrey_Maier\" >4. Jeter\u2019s 1996 ALCS home run against the Orioles, thanks to Jeffrey Maier<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-jeffrey-maier-home-run\/#Follow_The_Posts_coverage_of_Derek_Jeters_Hall_of_Fame_induction\" >Follow The Post\u2019s coverage of Derek Jeter\u2019s Hall of Fame induction<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Jeffrey Maier home run<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Derek Jeter will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sept. 8. The Post is\u00a0counting down his 10 best moments\u00a0leading into The Captain\u2019s big day in Cooperstown.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Jeters_1996_ALCS_home_run_against_the_Orioles_thanks_to_Jeffrey_Maier\"><\/span>4. Jeter\u2019s 1996 ALCS home run against the Orioles, thanks to Jeffrey Maier<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Derek Jeter hit the home run, but Jeffrey Maier was the reason why.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> 1 of the 1996 ALCS against the Orioles, the Yankees trailed 4-3 with one out in the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium. Jeter, with the bases empty, \u00a0hit a deep fly ball to right field. Outfielder Tony Tarasco looked as if he were going to make the catch, but Maier, an 11-year-old Yankees fan, gave Jeter an assist, reaching over the fence and deflecting the ball over the wall.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/maier2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768\" alt=\"Jeffrey Maier became a national story for pulling in this home run by Derek Jeter in the 1996 ALCS.\" class=\"wp-image-19324839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/maier2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/maier2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/maier2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Jeffrey Maier became a national story for pulling in this home run by Derek Jeter in the 1996 ALCS.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It should have been ruled fan interference, but right-field umpire Richie Garcia missed the call, and the Yankees tied the score 4-4. When Bernie Williams hit the game-winning home run in the 11th inning, it cemented Maier\u2019s place \u00a0in Yankees\u2019 lore \u2014 and as the defining moment of a great year for Jeter.<\/p>\n<p>The 1996 campaign was Jeter\u2019s rookie season, one in which he was named AL Rookie of the Year after batting .314 with 10 home runs and 78 RBIs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeffrey Maier catches Derek Jeter&#039;s home run in Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YVNlvnsQ828?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>That October was his coming-out party. Jeter batted .412 in the Yankees\u2019 ALDS victory over the Rangers and .417 in the ALCS victory over the Orioles. On Oct. 26, Jeter scored the game-winning run \u2014and had an RBI single and a stolen base \u2014in Game 6 of the World <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> as the Yankees closed out their first championship since 1978 by beating the Braves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Follow_The_Posts_coverage_of_Derek_Jeters_Hall_of_Fame_induction\"><\/span>Follow The Post\u2019s coverage of Derek Jeter\u2019s Hall of Fame induction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jeter said that 1996 title was special because it was the only one of his five World Series victories in which the Yankees was not favored. The Yankees lost the first two games in the series to the defending-champion Braves, before rattling off four consecutive victories. It started a stretch of four \u00a0World Series wins in five years for the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the first. You never forget your first,\u201d Jeter told The Post in 2016. \u201cThat was the beginning. The Yankees hadn\u2019t won in a long time. You remember the excitement in the Stadium. You remember the excitement in the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Boss [George Steinbrenner] said if we won he\u2019d keep us together and we continued to win.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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