Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963, in Brooklyn, New York) is a former American National Basketball Association player, and is considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time.

Baseball career

Jordan spent the next year pursuing a childhood dream: professional baseball. He had an unspectacular professional baseball career for the Birmingham Barons, a Chicago White Sox farm team, batting .202 with 3 HR, 51 RBI, 30 SB (tied-5th in Southern League), 11 errors and 6 outfield assists. He led the club with 11 bases-loaded RBI and 25 RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs. He was never called up to the majors.

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Baseball - Birmingham Barons - Chicago White Sox - Farm team

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Jordan, who cited his father's love for baseball as his motivation for trying the sport, was criticized by journalists and other observers for his foray. Some felt that his below-average performance tarnished his legacy as an NBA superstar, while others argued that Jordan had used his influence with Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf to take a spot on the Barons that could have been filled by a "true" minor-leaguer.

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Baseball - NBA - Jerry Reinsdorf

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As a child, one of Jordan's favorite teams was the Oakland Athletics, who, like the Bulls, have held the distinction of winning three consecutive championships in their league. The A's won the World Series in 1972, 1973, and 1974.

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Oakland Athletics - World Series - 1972 - 1973 - 1974

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