Bleacher Report · May 18, 2020
How Close Were Michael Jordan and Bo Jackson to Being MLB Teammates?
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Michael Jordan might be the most recognizable figure in recent sports history, but Bo Jackson is not far behind.
Both men transcended the world of sports and reached a level of cultural relevance that few athletes before or since have attained, making it truly mind-boggling how close their careers were to colliding on the South Side of Chicago in the mid-'90s.
Let's back up.
In response to The Last Dance, ESPN's wildly popular documentary, Jordan's brief foray into professional baseball has once again become a talking point.
Most sports fans look at his .202 batting average and consider his lone season at Double-A Birmingham to be an unmitigated failure.