Photos: Michael Jordan made baseball debut 20 years ago

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Four months after retiring from the NBA, Michael Jordan made his professional baseball debut with the Chicago White Sox in spring training of 1994.

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Four months after retiring from the NBA, Michael Jordan signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox and took up baseball in February 1994. Jordan made his debut on the diamond a month later as a non-roster invitee to spring training.

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