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New York Yankees: A sneak peak into 1960s spring training with Mickey Mantle (WATCH)

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If the coronavirus had hit baseball and the New York Yankees in the 1960s, time would have stood still. There weren’t decades of archived games via video, statistics to analyze, excitement to be extracted…it was just silence. Fast forward to 2020, and the world is capable of many things, including the ability to tap into the past to supplement the loss of the future.

The virus has halted all sporting operations, forcing us to resort to virtual realities to get our baseball fix. However, reflecting on the distant past can be exciting, as this look into a 1960s spring training game can offer.