Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Hayes gbara.284 n'egwuregwu 20 maka Yankees n'oge oge a ma gbakwunye ya na ndepụta postseason. Ọ pụtara n'egwuregwu atọ n'oge 1996 American League Division Series megide Texas Rangers ma bụrụ otu n'ime asaa na agbapụ agbapụ. N'oge
1996 American League Championship Series megide Baltimore Orioles, Hayes gbara egwuregwu anọ wee gaa otu maka asaa na ije abụọ. Hayes gbara na ise n'ime egwuregwu isii na 1996 World Series megide Atlanta Braves, na-anakọta atọ hits na otu ọsọ batted na, tinyere ise strikeouts. Na Egwuregwu 6 nke 1996 World Series, ọ jidere Mark Lemke na-apụta na mpaghara ọjọọ n'azụ ntọala nke atọ iji kwụsị egwuregwu ahụ ma nye ndị Yankees mmeri mbụ ha na World Series kemgbe 1978.