Complex sentence: Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20,1931-August 13,1995), nicknamed "The Commerce Comet" or "The Mick", was an American baseball player who played center field and first base for the New York Yankees, from 1951 through 1968.
Split into simpler sentences: Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20,1931-August 13,1995), nicknamed "The Commerce Comet" or "The Mick", was an American baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder and first baseman for the New York Yankees, from 1951 through 1968.