The 1996 AL championship series was a lifetime ago for many Orioles fans and a rather meaningless event in the development of Machado, now 20 and a key player in Baltimore's improbable ...

Today In 1996: 12-year-old Jeffrey Maier causes an uproar when he reaches over the wall and turns Derek Jeter's fly ball into a HR in Game 1 of the #ALCS at Yankee Stadium! #MLB #Yankees #Orioles ...

* After winning the first two games at home, the Orioles traveled to Cleveland and eliminated the defending AL champion Indians with a wild 4-3 victory in 12 innings in Game 4. * Roberto Alomar, em… ...

Baltimore Orioles: Jeffrey Maier's Interference In Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS, a young Derek Jeter hit a ball that 12-year-old fan Jeffrey Maier deflected into the stands.

For those who don't, Maier was the 12-year-old kid who deflected a deep drive by Derek Jeter into the stands in Game 1 of the 1996 AL Championship Series against the Baltimore Orioles.

Maier became famous — or infamous — for reaching over the wall at the old Yankee Stadium to catch Derek Jeter's fly ball during Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS. Maier essentially yanked the ball away ...