Could Michael Jordan have made the big leagues if he didn’t return to the NBA? Michael Jordan shocked the sports world when he retired (for the first time) and made a career switch to attempting to play professional baseball. Jordan played with the Chicago White Sox Double-A affiliate, the Birmingham Barons, where he played for
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CHICAGO, IL – FEBRUARY 7: American basketball star Michael Jordan takes batting practice 07 February 1994 with the Chicago White Sox in a bid to play with their baseball team. (Photo credit should read EUGENE GARCIA/AFP via Getty Images) In 1993, Michael Jordan gave up basketball for what seemed like an impossible dream: make it