Michael Jordan has been offered a contract to play professional baseball with a minor league team in Chicago. The Joliet Slammers (named after their city’s intimate relationship with prison) recently posted their invitation on their official website.
“There are a lot of loyal Chicago Bulls and White Sox fans who I believe would fully support his decision to come back to the game of baseball,” GM Chris Franklin said.
“When he started with the White Sox, hitting coach Walt Hriniak asked him if he was serious about playing baseball. Michael may ask us the same question Walt asked him and we have the same answer he did. Dead, dead serious.”
As the offer stands, Jordan would be granted a maximum Frontier League contract of $1,600 per month with $20 daily meal money and a host family if needed, although unlikely.
Players typically receive two tickets per game on the pass list, but with the overwhelming amount of family and friends in the area, the Slammers would be willing to provide Jordan with a Loaded Luxury Suite for 23 people that includes all-you-can-eat and drink hamburgers, hot dogs, pasta salad, mustard potato salad, baked beans, cookies and Pepsi products for 90 minutes every game.
The team would also be open to signing a shoe deal with Brand Jordan for the upcoming season and look into purchasing the JordanCruiser, the famous bus that Michael “bought” for his former team.
This actually isn’t the first time the Slammers have offered a former player a spot on their team. MLB Hall of Famer Frank Thomas was also invited to join shortly after he retired. But at this stage in his life, we actually wouldn’t be surprised if Jordan took them up on their offer.
These guys are right up his alley: they love playing baseball and aren’t good enough to go pro but they don’t care because no one takes them seriously anyway.
Sean Levinson | Elite.
