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nnTonight two baseball teams will slugnit out in the World Series, and neither team will be the great NewnYork Yankees—as it has been 40 times in history!
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nTwelve of those times that the Yankees played in the World Series, outfielder and first baseman Mickey Mantle was playing. And seven of thosentimes, the Yankees won! As a matter of fact, Mickey Mantle, starnbaseball player, holds the record for most World Series home runsn(18), RBIs (40), runs (42), walks (43), extra-base hits (26), andntotal bases (123). Wow!
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nnMany people think that Mickey Mantlenis the greatest switch hitter of all time. That means that he couldnhit either left handed or right handed—which is a big benefit whennhitters have to face left-handed and right-handed pitchers!
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nIt’snhis birthday!
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| Mickey Mantle (right) with Roger Maris. |
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nnOn this day in 1931, in Spavinaw,nOklahoma, Mickey Mantle was born. I would’ve thought that Mickey was a knick-name, and that Mantle had a first “proper” first name likenMichael or Mitchell. Nope, it’s really Mickey! He was named after anHall of Fame baseball player named Mickey Cochrane. (And thisnCochrane fellow’s proper first name was Gordon, so no clue whynhe was called Mickey!)
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nnTo celebrate…maybe you could play ball! Or you can go all out and have a baseball-themed partynbefore watching the World Series game!
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