The belief that Bouton had made questionable comments about the slugger in his 1970 book, Ball Four, led to a blacklisting.
This may be the last time we see the resident of Great Barrington, Massachusetts in a Yankee uniform and we should treasure him.įor over 25 years, the general belief was that Jim Bouton, “The Prodigal Son” of Yankees baseball, was not allowed at Old Timers’ Day because of his feud with Yankee legend Mickey Mantle. His grandchildren have never seen Bouton in a Yankee uniform (even in his 1998 appearance at Old Timers’ Day). Bouton suffers from cerebral amyloid angiopathy, a disease that causes bleeding within the brain, causing dementia-like symptoms. While modern fans will be honoring those like Andy Pettitte, Jason Giambi and Nick Swisher on their first appearance, 79-year Jim Bouton will be possibly making his last appearance in a Yankee uniform. On this June the 17 th, 2018, we have the 72 nd Annual Old Timers’ Day.
He’s written scores of guest posts at RAB over the years. The following is a guest post from Adam Moss, who goes by Roadgeek Adam in the comments.
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