Michael Jordan retired from basketball (for the first time) to play some baseball

One of the interesting facts about Michael Jordan himself retired from basketball (for the first time) to play baseball. To the dismay of many, Jordan announced his initial retirement in 1993 after helping the Bulls capture their third straight championship ring. He gave two reasons for his retirement: the sudden death of his father and a loss of interest in the game.

Jordan decided to focus on baseball, primarily because his father had always wanted to see him play in the Major Leagues. A fun fact about Michael Jordan is that he ultimately ended up playing for the Chicago White Sox, a baseball team in the Junior Baseball League. Jordan is a good baseball player. Against the Birmingham Barons, he scored 202 runs, and against the Scottsdale Scorpions' highest-paid players, he scored 252.

Michael Jordan, being 31 years old, made his minor league debut for the Birmingham Barons of the Chicago White Sox during the 1994–1995 season. Up until 1998, MJ played basketball once more for the Bulls.

Michael Jordan opted to stop playing baseball in 1995 due to the Major League Baseball strike. Even though he hadn't played basketball in a year and a half, he had a remarkable return to the NBA that year.