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Showalter: O's should give Jeter photo of famous Jeffrey Maier HR

Published Aug. 13, 2014 5:38 p.m. ET

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Showalter has been on both sides of the Baltimore Orioles-New York Yankees rivalry, but arguably the most infamous moment between the teams came in 1996, one season after his final year in the Bronx.

That’s when Jeter hit a fly ball to right field in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Young Yankees fan Jeffrey Maier reached over the right-field wall and pulled the ball over the fence, and it was ruled a home run — much to the Orioles’ chagrin.

The Yankees went on to win the game in 11 innings, take the ALCS and then claim the World Series title — their first of five in the franchise’s most recent dynasty.

Now Showalter believes the Orioles should try and bury the hatchet by presenting Jeter with a signed photo of that “home run.”

“I would give him a big picture of the home run,” Showalter told reporters Monday, according to the Washington Post. “Well, it wasn’t a home run. We know that. That’s what I’d give him. A big picture and have the whole Baltimore Orioles team sign it. That’s a good idea. That’s cheap, too, right? Make it in bronze or something. Not that we remember that at all.”

Here’s video of the play, for those who need a refresher in baseball history.

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