![During His Baseball Career, Michael Jordan Struck Out More Than 20% of the Time but Was Still Better Than Average During His Baseball Career, Michael Jordan Struck Out More Than 20% of the Time but Was Still Better Than Average](https://www.sportscasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Michael-Jordan-bats.jpg)
During His Baseball Career, Michael Jordan Struck Out More Than 20% of the Time but Was Still Better Than Average
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - 25 years ago today Michael Jordan took to the diamond when the basketball legend made his Spring Training debut. (Brad Mangin/National Baseball Hall of
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![Listen to Michael Jordan's first at-bat and base hit, courtesy of Birmingham Barons broadcaster Curt Bloom Listen to Michael Jordan's first at-bat and base hit, courtesy of Birmingham Barons broadcaster Curt Bloom Listen to Michael Jordan's first at-bat and base hit, courtesy of Birmingham Barons broadcaster Curt Bloom Listen to Michael Jordan's first at-bat and base hit, courtesy of Birmingham Barons broadcaster Curt Bloom](https://awfulannouncing.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/94/2020/04/jordan_barons.png)
Listen to Michael Jordan's first at-bat and base hit, courtesy of Birmingham Barons broadcaster Curt Bloom Listen to Michael Jordan's first at-bat and base hit, courtesy of Birmingham Barons broadcaster Curt Bloom
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For Michael Jordan, hitting was hard, but a major challenge in baseball was the waiting game - cleveland.com
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How Scottie Pippen reacted when MJ left to play baseball "It was a selfish decision" - Basketball Network - Your daily dose of basketball
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Michael Jordan passed on MLB contract from Oakland A's so he could 'do the baseball thing from the ground up' - CBSSports.com
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