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Oct 6, 2021 · On Oct. 6, 1994, Michael Jordan shocked the world when he retired from the game of basketball at the peak of his career to pursue a dream of playing professional baseball.
- Ryan Fagan
May 10, 2020 · Nowadays, fans look upon Michael Jordan's foray into another sport 26 years ago as a whim and conclude that his baseball career was a bust. They could not be more wrong.
- Steve Wulf
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Feb 7, 2024 · The real story of MJ’s baseball career. The catcher called for a slider. Kevin Rychel shook him off. Rychel still asks himself, all these years later, why he did this. He rarely shook off the catcher back then, in the midst of a seven-year Minor League career in the Pirates’ organization.
Mar 17, 2019 · Jordan, who had turned 31 that February, entered White Sox spring training with the fanfare befitting a royal family member, despite not having played organized baseball since high school.
May 11, 2020 · Unbeknownst to not just the public but his future teammates, the retired three-time NBA champion wanted to give baseball a shot, despite not having played the sport in more than a decade,...
May 4, 2020 · Jordan’s baseball career had just begun, but — unbeknownst to everyone, perhaps including him — it was also in its twilight. The last time he’d suited up in front of fans in the area, it had...
Apr 21, 2020 · Mike Barrett, batting coach for the Barons that season, called Jordan's intensity "off the charts," according to ESPN. True, his batting wasn't outstanding — .202; it was the worst record in the Southern League that year, according to MLB's web site. Yet other numbers showed real promise.
