Mickey Mantle
Mickey Charles Mantle was a professional baseball player. He played for the New York Yankees for 18 years. Even though he had a lot of physical problems during his lifetime, Mickey had a terrific career playing major league baseball.On October 21, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, a baby by the name of Mickey Charles Mantle was born to Elven “Mutt” Mantle and Lovell Mantle. Mickey was named after Mickey Cochran, a professional baseball player, who Mutt admired, and his grandfather, Charles Mantle. When Mutt Mantle was younger, he played baseball. His whole life he dreamed that one day one of his own flesh and blood would play professional major league baseball. When Mickey was 6 months old, he got his first baseball cap. His mom made it for him. Then, when he was 2 ˝ years old, he got his first baseball uniform that his mom also made. When Mickey was 4 years old, his family moved to Commerce, Oklahoma. When Mickey was 6 years old, he started grade school and his baseball career. One day after school, Mickey met his dad and his grandfather out in the backyard. There they had a small bat and tennis balls. Mickey’s dad told him to hit the balls when he threw them to him and then to turn around and hit the balls that his grand
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