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On this day in 1999, Michael Jordan announced his retirement from professional basketball, for the second time, in front of a crowd at Chicago’s United Center. Jordan had retired from basketball once before in 1993. In 1994 he signed a minor league baseball contract with the Birmingham Barons. Though his very presence on the baseball field drew crowds, he only batted .202 in his first season, striking out 114 times in 127 games. By March 1995, he had decided to put down his bat and return to basketball. Jordan came out of retirement yet again in September 2001 as a free agent with the Washington Wizards. He retired for the third and final time on April 16, 2003. Today we have the song Retirement Days by DARREN HAYMAN.