On this day 25 years ago, one of the craziest and most controversial plays in Yankees postseason history occurred, and I was there to experience it in person. In Game 1 of the ALCS against the Orioles, then-rookie Derek Jeter hit an eighth-inning home to the score, enraging the Baltimore players who saw interference on the play. As most fans surely know, the Yankees went on to win the game, the ALCS, and the 1996 World Series.
The ‘96 team was the first of four World Series winners that represented one of the greatest Yankee dynasties.