Maier immediately turned essentially the most well-known 12-12 months-old in America, beloved by Yankees followers and hated by nearly everyone else. It was a crisp October night time in 1996 when 12-year-previous Yankees fan Jeffrey Maier attended his very first playoff sport at Yankee Stadium. It was sport one of many Yankees' best-of-seven American League Champion Series against the Baltimore Orioles, and none other than rookie sensation Derek Jeter - Maier's hero - was at the plate. If you ...