Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Xilli ciyaareedkii 1996 waxaa soo ifbaxay seddex Yankees oo aasaas u ahaa kooxda sanadaha soo socda: rookie shortstop Derek Jeter, sanadka labaad ee bilowga ah Andy Pettitte, iyo sanadka labaad ee Mariano Rivera, oo u adeegay nin dejinta 1996 ka hor inta uusan noqonin mid dhow 1997. Waxaa caawiyay ciyaartoydan da'da yar, Yankees waxay ku guuleysteen horyaalkoodii ugu horeeyay ee AL East muddo 15 sano ah. waxay ka adkaadeen Texas Rangers kulankii ALDS, iyo
ALCS waxay garaacday Baltimore Orioles 4<unk>1, oo ay kujirto faragelin taageere caan ah oo uu sameeyay Jeffrey Maier kaas oo loogu yeeray inuu yahay orodka guriga ee Yankees. Taxanaha Adduunka kooxdu waxay ka soo kabatay 0<unk>2 hoos u dhac taxane ah waxayna ka adkaatay horyaalkii difaacayay ee Atlanta Braves, iyagoo soo afjaray 18 sano oo abaar horyaal ah. Jeter waxaa loogu magac daray Rookie of the Year. Sanadkii 1997, Yankees ayaa laga badiyay 1997 ALDS Cleveland Indians 3<unk>2. Maareeyaha guud Bob Watson ayaa iska casilay waxaana badalay ku xigeenka maamulaha guud Brian Cashman.