Yankees Legend Mickey Mantle's 1957 Contract Up for Auction, Could Fetch $40K

New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle would have certainly made more than the $60,000 he was due in 1957 had he played in today's MLB.

According to TMZ Sports, that actual contract is available through SCP Auctions and "is expected to fetch over $40,000."

SCP Auctions' official listing of the item states, in part:

"The offered contract originates from the personal collection of the Mantle family, having entered the hobby through the famous 2003 Mickey Mantle Estate Auction. The standard four-page contract lists Mickey’s home as 'Commerce, Oklahoma,' and stipulates a salary of $60,000. Mantle’s period signature appears on page three along with that of general manager and fellow Hall of Famer…