Jeffrey Maier
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Jeffrey Maier is the baseball fan best known for reaching over the outfield wall during a 1996 American League Championship Series game at Yankee Stadium, an infamous interference incident that helped the New York Yankees and became a major MLB controversy.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball fan
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human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearedIn | television segments revisiting the 1996 ALCS incident ⓘ |
| aspiredTo | work in Major League Baseball front office ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New York metropolitan area sports culture ⓘ |
| attendedHighSchool | Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| caused | controversial home run call by umpire Rich Garcia ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1984-09-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventDate | 1996-10-09 ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fanOf | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grewUpIn | Old Tappan, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBeenInterviewedBy |
ESPN
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YES Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLifelongInterestIn | baseball ⓘ |
| hasSibling | younger brother ⓘ |
| impactOn |
Major League Baseball discussions about fan interference rules
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momentum shift in 1996 ALCS in favor of New York Yankees ⓘ |
| interferedWithPlayOf | Derek Jeter fly ball ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
1996 American League Championship Series
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Game 1 of the 1996 American League Championship Series ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberInCollege | 20 ⓘ |
| knownAs | Jeff Maier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| laterWorkedIn |
sports management
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sports marketing ⓘ |
| name | Jeffrey Maier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1996 American League Championship Series interference incident
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controversial fan interference play involving Derek Jeter ⓘ reaching over the right-field wall at Yankee Stadium to deflect a live ball ⓘ |
| occupation | sports management professional ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedCollegeBaseballFor | Wesleyan Cardinals baseball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | outfielder ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries and retrospectives on the 1996 New York Yankees
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media coverage about fan interference in baseball ⓘ newspaper profiles on the anniversary of the 1996 ALCS play ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
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