As a minor league baseball player, soon to be a great player, Mickey Mantle was paid $225 per month.
Mickey Mantle was an all-around athlete at Commerce High School, playing basketball, football, and baseball. On April 17,1951 Mickey Mantle made his Major League debut with the New York Yankees.
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Lovell Mantle was a professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He is best known for his time with the New York Yankees alongside his teammate and brother, Mickey Mantle.
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Mickey Mantle wasnt drafted, he was signed to a minor league contract with an affiliate of the New York Yankees out of high school. He did however get drafted by the US Army but failed the physical exam and was rejected as unfit for service.
Mickey Mantle received $225 per month as a minor league player.
Mickey Mantle made his Major League debut with the New York Yankees on April 17, 1951.
After years of Playing in pain due to all the leg injuries, Mickey called it quits after the 1968 season. When Mickey Mantle retired he was third on the all time list for Home runs with 536 behind Babe Ruth 714, and Willie Mays 583.
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In 1956, Mickey Mantle had won the American League MVP award. With the new year upon them, in 1957, before the season began there was a dispute between Mantle and the Yankees over his new salary. According to Mickey Mantle's autobiography, Mantle said it was possible he was going to be traded to Cleveland.
Mickey Mantle made his Major League debut with the New York Yankees on April 17, 1951 at the age of 19.