Down by a run in the bottom of the eighth, the Yankees were running out of time.
After Jim Leyritz struck out to begin the frame, Derek Jeter came up to the plate and attacked the first pitch from Baltimore closer Armando Benitez. The ball shot out to right field, sending Tony Tarasco back to the warning track. Tarasco stuck his glove up to make the catch, but the ball had been intercepted — by 12 year old Yankee fan, Jeffrey Maier.
Right field umpire Richie Garcia signaled home run on what was obviously interference.