Waxad qortaa sii wadida faqradan - Yankees waxay gaareen 1996 xilli ciyaareedkii dambe, Torre ayaana ku garaacay Jeter booska hogaanka ku salaysan waxqabadkiisa sanadka oo dhan. Intii lagu guda jiray ciyaarta 1aad ee 1996 American League Championship Series (ALCS)
, Yankees waxay ka dambeeyeen Baltimore Orioles 4-3 wareega siddeedaad markii Jeter uu ku dhuftay kubbad duulimaad ah oo ku taal garoonka midig oo ay xukumeen goolhayaha ka dib markii taageere 12 jir ah Jeffrey Maier uu ka soo gaadhay darbiga si uu u qabsado kubbadda. Inkastoo kubada ay ciyaarta sii joogi laheyd hadii aysan aheyn Maier, waxaana qabsan laheyd Tony Tarasco, home run ayaa taagan sidii loogu yeeray, ciyaarta oo isku dheelitiran. Waxay calaamad u ahayd ciyaartii ugu horeysay ee Jeter ee xilli ciyaareedka dambe. Yankees ayaa ku guuleystay ciyaarta waxayna ka adkaadeen Orioles shan kulan. Guud ahaan, Jeter wuxuu garaacay.361 xilli ciyaareedkii 1996, isagoo ka caawiyay inuu hogaamiyo Yankees weerarka Bernie Williams, maadaama Wade Boggs, Paul O'Neill, iyo Tino Martinez ay halgan ku jireen. Yankees waxay ka adkaadeen Atlanta Braves 1996 World Series si ay ugu guuleystaan horyaalkoodii ugu horreeyay tan iyo 1978 World Series.