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May 10, 2020 · Jordan did get one last look at the big leagues in the April 7 Windy City Classic between the White Sox and the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
- Steve Wulf
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- Was Michael Jordan Good at Baseball?
- What Were Michael Jordan's Baseball Stats?
- Could Michael Jordan Have Played in MLB?
Jordan officially signed with the White Sox — Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf owned the Sox, too — on Feb. 7, 1994, 10 days before his 31st birthday. He’d been regularly taking batting practice at Comiskey Park, and he’d talked pretty openly about his desire to try his hand at baseball, now that he’d hung up his very famous sneakers. Jordan loved playi...
Jordan played 127 regular-season games for the Birmingham Barons, the White Sox’s Double-A affiliate, in 1994. Here are the basics: 1. 127 games, 497 plate appearances, 436 at-bats 2. .202/.289/.266 (average/on-base/slugging), .556 OPS 3. 88 hits: 17 doubles, 1 triple, 3 homers 4. 51 RBIs, 46 runs scored 5. 30 stolen bases/18 caught stealing 6. 51 ...
Terry Francona, who went on to a fair bit (OK, a TON) of success as a MLB manager, was his manager in Birmingham and in the AFL. He said, as quoted in TSN, “He just needs to play. He hasn’t played that much. It’s a good building block for next year.” Even though the MLB strike continued into the 1995 season, minor league players were not affected, ...
- Ryan Fagan
May 7, 2020 · In 1993, Michael Jordan gave up basketball for what seemed like an impossible dream: make it to the big leagues as a professional baseball player. Did he have a shot at reaching the majors? By...
Sep 14, 2021 · But Jordan’s hope of reaching the big leagues seemed dim, and with Major League Baseball embroiled in a labor dispute as the 1995 season neared, he focused his competitive fire back on the...
May 11, 2020 · Baseball was Michael Jordan's first love. When he played in 1994, it was more than a vanity project: it was personal. Did he have big-league chance?
- Jeff Zillgitt
- NBA Reporter
May 12, 2020 · Jordan was listed at 6-foot-6 and 205 pounds on the Double-A roster. It’s not literally impossible to become a big league outfielder at that size, but it’s close.
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May 11, 2020 · “Just seeing his professionalism and the way he improved that one summer—and knowing the athlete and the drive—no doubt if he came in at 18 or 19, he would have made the big leagues,” he says.
