owned by Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who continued to honor Jordan's basketball contract during the years he played baseball. In 1994, Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons, a minor league team of the Chicago White Sox, batting .202 with three home runs, 51 runs batted in, 30 stolen bases, and 11 errors. He also played for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the 1994Arizona Fall League, batting .252 against the top players in baseball. On November 1, 1994, his number 23 was retired by the Bulls in a ceremony…
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