Mantle’s Family Takes a Swing at Clearing The Mick’s Name

By Jarett Warner   The family of the late baseball great, Mickey Mantle, retained counsel to react to assertions by an on-line sports memorabilia dealer that Mantle used a corked bat while playing, in connection with the dealer’s attempt to sell one such corked bat.   The memorabilia dealer, Grey Flannel Auctions (“Grey Flannel”), publicized that it was selling a unique, first of its kind item, a corked bat used by Mickey Mantle. This claim spread like wildfire throughout nationa