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'The Last Boy'

NEW YORK (CBS 2) -- For many baseball fan who grew up in the 50's and 60s, Mickey Mantle was their guy, but as great of a ball player as he was, there were demons that seemed to counteract what he was able to accomplish.

A new book called "The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle And The End Of America's Childhood" by Jane Leavy, takes an in-depth look at "The Mick" we loved and the "The Mick" we never knew.

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