Going up against Michael Jordan on the basketball court was a challenge to say the least.  Staring at him in the batters box--in 1994 when Jordan stepped away from basketball to play baseball for the AA Birmingham Barons--presented a challenge of a different kind.  And it certainly wasn't easy.  

What's it like to brush back the great Michael Jordan one moment and ask for his autograph the next?  

For that story and more, listen here to to the latest "30 With Murti" podcast as Sweeny catches up with John Courtright, who in 1994 was a 23-year-old left-hander in the Cincinnati Reds organization and was the first pitcher to have to face Jordan in a minor league game.

Going up against Michael Jordan on the basketball court was a challenge to say the least.&nbsp; Staring at him in the batters box--in 1994 when Jordan stepped away from basketball to play baseball for the AA Birmingham&nbsp;Barons--presented a challenge of a different&nbsp;kind.&nbsp; And it certainly wasn't easy.&nbsp;&nbsp; What's it like to brush back the great Michael Jordan one moment and ask for his autograph the next?&nbsp;&nbsp; For that story and more, listen here to to the latest&nbsp;"30 With Murti" podcast as Sweeny catches up with&nbsp;John Courtright, who in 1994 was a 23-year-old left-hander in the Cincinnati Reds organization and was the first pitcher to have to face Jordan in a minor league&nbsp;game.

A weekly half hour conversation focusing on individuals with the New York Yankees and others from around the baseball world.

30 With Murti

A weekly half hour conversation focusing on individuals with the New York
Yankees and others from around the baseball world.

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