The Yankees were losing 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game One of the 1996 ALCS against the Orioles. Rookie of the Year shortstop Derek Jeter sprayed a trademark opposite field fly ball to right. Just when it seemed that Baltimore right fielder Tony Tarasco would make the catch at the wall, a young fan reached over and corralled the ball over the fence.
It is one of the more enduring images in the last 25 years of Yankees history: 12-year-old Jeffrey Maier reaching beyond the right field short porch of the old Yankee Stadium to steal a home run for Yankees.