Today is August 25, 2016. Travel back with me to this day in 1996. We’re in the Bronx at Yankee Stadium for an afternoon game against the Oakland Athletics. It’s a full house here at Yankee Stadium and why not? The Yankees are in first place atop the American League East with a record of 74-55 entering today’s game. Shortstop Derek Jeter is having a great rookie season, and this is just a well-balanced, easy-to-watch Yankees team that will go on to beat the Atlanta Braves in the World Series. But we aren’t here for the Yankees. We’re here for the debut of A’s right fielder Brian Lesher.

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