Michael Jackson mime. His ability to keep one leg straight as he glides while the other bends and seems to walk requires perfect timing." Gordy said of the performance: "From the first beat of 'Billie Jean', I was mesmerized, and when he did his iconic moonwalk, I was shocked, it was magic, Michael Jackson went into orbit, and never came down." In November 1983, Jackson and his brothers partnered with PepsiCo in a $5 million promotional deal that broke records for a celebrity endorsement. The first Pepsi Cola campaign, which ran in the United States from 1983 to 1984 and launched its
Austin Jackson Jackson robbed Hanley Ramirez of home run by making a spectacular catch over the right center field wall. He travelled approximately 97 feet and flipped over the wall into the Red Sox bullpen. This was declared by broadcasters and MLB as the "play of the year" for 2017. On January 22, 2018, Jackson signed a two-year deal with the San Francisco Giants worth $6 million over two years. On July 8, 2018, Jackson was traded to the Texas Rangers along with pitcher Cory Gearrin and minor league pitcher Jason Bahr, in exchange for a player to be named later or