Imagine this: Michael Jordan, A’s outfielder.
Well, it could have happened.
No, seriously.
Former A's general manager Sandy Alderson told ESPN’s Buster Olney on the Baseball Tonight podcast that he tried to sign Jordan to Oakland in 1994 when the NBA legend stopped playing basketball to pursue a baseball career.
"You recall when Jordan stopped playing basketball and decided to try baseball, and ultimately went down to the Birmingham Barons -- the Chicago White Sox [Double-A] affiliate,” Alderson said. “When I heard that was happening, or about to happen, I called his agent right away and said, 'Hey look, I understand he may be going to Double-A.