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For various reasons, batters hit better when they are on the side of the plate opposite from the side the pitcher is throwing from. A batter who can hit equally well from both sides of the plate thus eliminates any advantage a pitcher throwing from the same side would have. Thus, Mantle was raised to be a switch hitter by his family.
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Probably his power. He is the all time leader for home runs by a switchhitter.
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No, he did not. Mickey Mantle drank alcohol, but he didn't use drugs.
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Mickey Charles Mantle was named by his Father "Mutt" Mantle after Hall of Fame catcher Mickey Cochrane
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Mickey Mantle was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
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