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Soon after Michael Jordan took a hiatus from the NBA in 1993, he joined the Chicago White Sox. But it wasn't his only MLB option.
Former Oakland Athletics general manager Sandy Alderson—now an executive with the team—told ESPN's Buster Olney on the Baseball Tonight podcast (h/t Jimmy Hascup of USA Today) that he tried to get Jordan to sign with the Athletics by offering him a spot in the majors:
"If you recall when Jordan stopped playing basketball and decided to try baseball and ultimately went down the Birmingham Barons—the Chicago White Sox affiliate.