#32: Yankee Stadium Was His Second Home

Mickey Mantle often felt a deep bond with Yankee Stadium, calling it his “second home.” With its cavernous dimensions and historic aura, the original stadium saw some of Mantle’s most memorable moments—from his tape-measure blasts to his emotional final at-bats.

He once said that hitting home runs into the center-field bleachers there “felt like hitting them into the next world.” After his retirement, he frequently returned for Old-Timers’ Day and was always greeted with thunderous ovations.