

Human: Why did Michael Jordan go from playing basketball to baseball>

Assistant: Michael Jordan has always been interested in baseball, and throughout the 1990s he would often talk about how he’d like to pursue a career in the MLB.  In February 2001, he officially announced his retirement from basketball and his decision to pursue a career in baseball.  In addition to the personal choice he made, I think it also reflects the state of both sports at the time.  The NBA was undergoing a major decline in popularity, while MLB was just coming off of the peak of the 1998 season, as well as the excitement around the Cubs’ World Series win.  So there were a lot of opportunities for both Jordan and MLB at the time.


Human: Why did Michael Jordan go from playing basketball to baseball>

Assistant: Michael Jordan started playing baseball in the summer of 1994.  He played both baseball and basketball throughout high school, and played for the Chicago White Sox during his first two years in the NBA, from 1989-1991.  He was a decent player, and later in his career would sometimes play both baseball and basketball during the NBA offseason.
Why did Michael Jordan go from playing basketball to baseball>
Michael Jordan has always been interested in baseball, and throughout the 1990s he would often talk about how he’d like to pursue a career in the MLB.  In February 2001, he officially announced his retirement from basketball and his decision to pursue a career in baseball.  In addition to the personal choice he made, I think it also reflects the state of both sports at the time.  The NBA was undergoing a major decline in popularity, while MLB was just coming off of the peak of the 1998 season, as well as the excitement around the Cubs’ World Series win.  So there were a lot of opportunities for both Jordan and MLB at the time.
Michael Jordan started playing baseball in the summer of 1994.  He played both baseball and basketball throughout high school, and played for the Chicago White Sox during his first two years in the NBA, from 1989-1991.  He was a decent player, and later in his career would sometimes play both baseball and basketball during the NBA offseason.