Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Ka hor xilli ciyaareedkii 1996, Angelos wuxuu u shaqaaleysiiyay Pat Gillick maareeyaha guud. Markii la siiyay iftiinka cagaaran si ay ugu bixiyaan si aad ah hibooyinka la aasaasay, Gillick wuxuu saxiixay dhowr ciyaartoy oo heer sare ah sida B. J. Surhoff, Randy Myers, David Wells iyo Roberto Alomar. Maareeyaha cusub ee Davey Johnson iyo xoogga rikoodhka horyaalka weyn ee 257 rikoodhka guryaha ee xilli ciyaareed keliya, Orioles waxay ku soo noqdeen ciyaaraha ka dib 12 sano oo maqnaansho ah iyagoo ku guuleystay kaarka duurjoogta ah ee AL. Alomar wuxuu kiciyay dabayl dab ah bishii Sebtember markii uu ku tufay wajiga garsooraha ciyaarta John Hirschbeck intii lagu jiray dood ka dhacday Toronto. Kadibna waxaa laga joojiyay shantii kulan ee ugu horeysay xilli ciyaareedkii 1997, inkasta oo intooda badani ay doonayeen in laga mamnuuco xilli ciyaareedka dambe. Ka dib markii ay ka adkaadeen kooxda difaacanaysa horyaalka American League ee Cleveland Indians 3-1 ee horyaalka Division Series, Orioles waxay ku dhaceen Yankees 4-1
ALCS waxay caan ku tahay garsooraha garoonka midig Rich Garcia oo ku guuldareystay inuu u yeero faragelinta taageerayaasha ciyaarta koowaad ee taxanaha, markii taageeraha Yankee ee 12 jirka ah Jeffrey Maier uu gaadhay derbiga bannaanka si uu u qabto kubbadda ciyaarta, taas oo lagu dhaliyay home run Derek Jeter, isagoo ciyaarta ku dhejiyay 4 <unk> 4 wareega siddeedaad. Markii uu ka maqnaa faragelinta Maier, waxay u muuqatay in kubada laga yaabo inay ka baxday derbiga ama uu qabtay ciyaaryahanka midig ee Tony Tarasco. Yankees waxay ku guuleysteen ciyaarta wareegyo dheeri ah oo ay ku guuleysteen guul ay gaareen Bernie Williams.