Rob Neyer has a fascinating oral history for Complex of Michael Jordan’s brief foray into baseball. The piece offers perspective from the Jordan’s teammates, coaches, opponents and the media members who covered him, discussing everything from his attitude to which strip clubs he hung out at.
The thing that becomes most abundantly clear is how hard Jordan worked to be the best baseball player he could. Three anecdotes in particular highlight the lengths M.J. went to in order to improve.
He swung until his hands couldn’t take it anymore
During his first spring training, Jordan biographer George Koehler tells Neyer, Mike would hit in the cage for an hour to 90 minutes before practice, then he’d go through the full three-hour practice.