Mickey Mantle's Quote - My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was lef

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My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was lef

My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was left-handed, pitched to me everyday after school in the back yard. I batted lefty against my dad and righty against my granddad. – Mickey Mantle

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