Ozzie Guillén

Guillén was a light-hitting, quick-handed shortstop, emerging from a line of Venezuelan shortstops that included Chico Carrasquel, Luis Aparicio (both White Sox players), Dave Concepción, and Omar Vizquel (who Guillen later managed with the White Sox).{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2005-07-24 |title=The land of big-league shortstops |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/07/24/the-land-of-big-league-shortstops/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250311144212/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/07/24/the-land-of-big-league-shortstops/ |archive-date=2025-03-11 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US |agency=Sun-Sentinel}}{{Cite web |date=2019-10-03 |title=Nine Shortstops in a Field of Dreams |url=https://tht.fangraphs.com/nine-shortstops-in-a-field-of-dreams/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=The Hardball Times}} He was originally signed as a free agent by the San Diego Padres in 1980.{{cite web |title=Ozzie Guillen Trades and Transactions |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=guilloz01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123090212/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=guilloz01 |archive-date=November 23, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Baseball Almanac |df=mdy-all}} In December 1984, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox as part of an eight-player trade, with Tim Lollar, Bill Long and Luis Salazar in exchange for LaMarr Hoyt.

In 1985, Guillén was both the American League Rookie of the Year and The Sporting News Rookie of the Year, while also becoming just the third rookie shortstop in major league history to win a fielding title.{{cite web |title=1985 Rookie of the Year Award voting results |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1985.shtml#ALroy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104233657/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1985.shtml#ALroy |archive-date=January 4, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |df=mdy-all}}{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xS0DAAAAMBAJ&q=ozzie+guillen+baseball+digest+may+2007&pg=PA69 |title=Rookies Who Won Fielding Titles |date=May 2007 |work=Baseball Digest |access-date=August 21, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=December 2022}} He became known for his daring, aggressive style of play, as was demonstrated on August 2, 1985, in a game against the New York Yankees.{{cite web |date=August 2, 1985 |title=August 2, 1985 White Sox-Yankees box score |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B08020NYA1985.htm |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Retrosheet}} With the game tied 5–5 in the 11th inning, Guillén hit a two-out single and, then proceeded to steal second base. When the next batter hit an infield single, Guillén never hesitated as he rounded third base, catching the Yankees defense off guard and scored the game-winning run.{{cite news |date=August 3, 1985 |title=Chisox trim Yankees in 11 innings |page=13 |work=Record-Journal |agency=United Press International |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kvBHAAAAIBAJ&pg=3845,437862&dq=ozzie+guillen&hl=en |access-date=February 20, 2011}}

In 1989, Guillén was the victim of a hidden ball trick twice. First on June 23 when Greg Brock tagged him out when Guillén, the runner at first base, took his lead, and then had to dive back to the base on a pick off throw from the pitcher. Brock held the ball instead of throwing it back to the pitcher, and when Guillén took his hand off the base to stand up, Brock tagged him out. On August 5, Dave Bergman made the same play, holding onto the ball following a pick off throw. Guillén again dove to the base to beat the throw, and when he took his hand off the base to stand up, Bergman tagged him on top of the batting helmet without looking at him.{{YouTube | id= vLVH3sxZt0s | title= Chicago White Sox Ozzie Guillen: Hidden Ball Trick Victim}}

On April 21, 1992, Guillén suffered a severe knee injury in a collision with outfielder Tim Raines.{{cite book |author=James, Bill |title=The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract |publisher=Free Press |location=New York |year=2001 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newbilljameshist00jame/page/636 636] |isbn=0-684-80697-5 }} The injury caused him to miss almost the entire season, and subsequently diminished his defensive range as well as his stolen base output for the remainder of his career.{{cite web |title=Ozzie Guillén |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guilloz01.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507191304/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guilloz01.shtml |archive-date=May 7, 2009 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1992-08-23 |title=”Sometimes,” said Ozzie Guillen, ”I want to… |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/08/23/sometimes-said-ozzie-guillen-i-want-to/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Chicago Tribune}} Guillén recovered in 1993 with his most productive season offensively, posting a .280 batting average, and he hit a career-high four home runs and had 50 runs batted in (RBI) in 134 games. The White Sox went on to win the American League Western Division title.{{cite web |title=1993 American League Standings |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1993.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429105345/http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1993.shtml |archive-date=April 29, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |df=mdy-all}} He hit .273 and scored four runs in the 1993 American League Championship Series as the White Sox were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays in six games.{{cite web |title=1993 American League Championship Series |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1993_ALCS.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110724021744/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1993_ALCS.shtml |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |df=mdy-all}}

File:Ozzie Guillen 1997.jpg crowd before his last at-bat with the White Sox – September 28, 1997]]

In October 1997, after 13 seasons with the White Sox, Guillén elected free agency and signed a contract to play for the Baltimore Orioles. In May 1998, the Orioles released him, and he signed with the Atlanta Braves. He helped Atlanta win the 1999 National League Championship Series against the New York Mets with a 10th inning, pinch hit single in Game 6 that tied the score at nine runs apiece, as the Braves went on to win the game and the series.{{cite web |date=October 19, 1999 |title=1999 National League Championship Series Game 6 box score |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL199910190.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211235849/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL199910190.shtml |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |df=mdy-all}}{{cite web |title=1999 National League Championship Series |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1999_NLCS.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514033528/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1999_NLCS.shtml |archive-date=May 14, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |df=mdy-all}} The Braves would eventually lose to the New York Yankees in Guillén's only World Series appearance as a player.{{cite web |title=1999 World Series |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1999_WS.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104235444/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1999_WS.shtml |archive-date=January 4, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |df=mdy-all}} After playing one year with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2000, he retired as a player at the end of the season at the age of 36.

In a 16-year major league career, Guillén played in 1,993 games, accumulating 1,764 hits in 6,686 at bats for a .264 batting average along with 28 home runs, 619 RBI, and a .287 on-base percentage. Guillén was an All-Star in 1988, 1990, and 1991 and won a Gold Glove Award in 1990.{{cite web |title=American League Gold Glove winners |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/gold_glove_al.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406111320/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/gold_glove_al.shtml |archive-date=April 6, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |df=mdy-all}} He led American League shortstops twice in range factor, once in assists, and once in fielding percentage. Guillén's .974 career fielding percentage ranks 63rd all time among major league shortstops {{As of|2024|lc=y}}, ahead of, among others, of both Luis Aparicio and Dave Concepción.{{cite web |title=Career Leaders & Records for Fielding Percentage for Shortstops |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/fielding_perc_ss_career.shtml |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}} While he was considered one of the best fielding shortstops in the American League, Guillén was often overlooked in post-season fielding awards because his playing career coincided with those of Tony Fernandez, Cal Ripken Jr., and Omar Vizquel. This trio would win every American League Gold Glove for a shortstop from 1986 until 2001, aside from Guillén's win in 1990. Guillén ranks among the White Sox all-time leaders in games played (sixth), hits (seventh), at-bats (sixth), plate appearances (seventh), total bases (10th) and triples (10th).{{cite web |title=Chicago White Sox batting leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/leaders_bat.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008005830/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/leaders_bat.shtml |archive-date=October 8, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |df=mdy-all}} As a hitter, he was known as a free swinger, posting one of the highest at bats per walk ratios in major league history and also one of the lowest on base percentages for many of the years he played.{{Cite web |title=Who Has The Most At Bats Per Walk With At Least 1500 At Bats Since 1945 |url=https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/who-has-the-most-at-bats-per-walk-with-at-least-1500-at-bats-since-1945 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=StatMuse |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Lowest On Base Percentage At Least 1500 At Bats 1985 To 2000 |url=https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/lowest-on-base-percentage-at-least-1500-at-bats-1985-to-2000 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=StatMuse |language=en}}

Guillén played his entire Venezuelan Winter League career with Tiburones de La Guaira.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

Following his playing career, Guillén coached for the Montreal Expos in 2001 and 2002 and the World champion Florida Marlins (now known as the Miami Marlins) in 2003. That offseason, he replaced Jerry Manuel as the White Sox manager.[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-109643927.html Knight Ridder/Tribune News Services November 3, 2003]{{dead link|date=September 2011}} He received a standing ovation from the crowd of 37,706 fans when introduced before his first game as a manager at U.S. Cellular Field on April 13, 2004. On May 30, 2005, the White Sox extended Guillén's contract, making the move while the team had the best record in the majors (33–17).{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

In 2005, he led the White Sox to their first American League pennant since 1959, and their first World Series win since 1917 with a four-game sweep of the Houston Astros. Guillén claimed that he might retire after the 2005 season should the White Sox win the World Series, but at the parade celebrating the World Champions he received cheers from the fans when he announced he would indeed return to manage the next season. The White Sox picked up the 2006 option on his contract, added two more years and included an option for the 2009 season. In November, Guillén was voted the 2005 American League Manager of the Year Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.{{cite web |title=American League Manager of the Year Award |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_snmy.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202013229/http://baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_snmy.shtml |archive-date=February 2, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |website=Baseball Almanac |df=mdy-all}} On September 11, 2007, Guillén signed another contract extension with the White Sox through the 2012 season.{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2007 |title=White Sox extend manager Ozzie Guillen |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/white-sox-extend-manager-ozzie-guillen-1.671350 |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=CBC.ca}}

On September 4, 2009, Guillén won his 500th game as manager of the Chicago White Sox as the White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox by a score of 12–2.{{cite web |last=Temple |first=Jesse |date=September 5, 2009 |title=Guillen wins number 500 |url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090904&content_id=6795252&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908023032/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090904&content_id=6795252&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws |archive-date=September 8, 2009 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |work=Chicago White Sox |publisher=MLB.com |df=mdy-all}} Guillen has publicly stated that he feels the 2003 steroids list should be released to the public.{{cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Michael S. |date=August 7, 2009 |title=Ortiz's Explanation Is Unlikely to Reveal Much |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/sports/baseball/08ortiz.html |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120044858/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/sports/baseball/08ortiz.html |archive-date=January 20, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}

Personal difficulties with White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams led to speculation dating back to October 2010 that the White Sox would allow Guillén out of his contract to manage the Marlins.{{cite news |last=Cowley |first=Joe |date=September 26, 2011 |title=Ozzie Guillen splits with White Sox; expected to go to Marlins |work=Chicago Sun-Times |url=http://www.suntimes.com/7895136-417/ozzie-guillen-out-managing-last-white-sox-game-tonight.html |url-status=dead |access-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929132214/http://www.suntimes.com/7895136-417/ozzie-guillen-out-managing-last-white-sox-game-tonight.html |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |df=mdy-all}} On September 26, 2011, an inability to get a contract extension worked out with the White Sox eventually led to his being released from his position, with the White Sox retaining the right to receive compensation should Guillén manage in the 2012 season.{{cite news |date=September 26, 2011 |title=Chicago White Sox grant Ozzie Guillen's request to be released |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7023269/chicago-white-sox-grant-ozzie-guillen-request-released |url-status=live |access-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929145606/http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7023269/chicago-white-sox-grant-ozzie-guillen-request-released |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}{{cite news |last=Gonzales |first=Mark |date=September 26, 2011 |title=White Sox release Ozzie Guillen; Marlins likely next stop |work=Chicago Tribune |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-guillens-status-remains-unresolved-after-35minute-meeting-with-reinsdorf-20110926,0,2751619.story |url-status=dead |access-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930005641/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-guillens-status-remains-unresolved-after-35minute-meeting-with-reinsdorf-20110926,0,2751619.story |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |df=mdy-all}} He finished with a record of 678 wins and 617 losses.{{cite web |title=Ozzie Guillén |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/guilloz01.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511081244/https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/guilloz01.shtml |archive-date=May 11, 2018 |access-date=December 17, 2014 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |df=mdy-all}}

On September 28, 2011, the Miami Marlins introduced Guillén as their new manager.{{cite web |last=Frisaro |first=Joe |date=September 29, 2011 |title=Miami nice: Marlins introduce Guillen as skipper |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110928&content_id=25334436&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122162337/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110928&content_id=25334436&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |archive-date=November 22, 2011 |access-date=November 22, 2011 |work=MLB.com |publisher=MLB Advanced Media |df=mdy-all}} Robin Ventura replaced Guillén as manager of the White Sox.{{Cite web |last=Padilla |first=Doug |date=October 6, 2011 |title=White Sox hire former 3B Ventura as manager |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7068083/chicago-white-sox-name-robin-ventura-manager |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=ESPN |language=en}} The Marlins sent Jhan Mariñez and Osvaldo Martínez to the Chicago White Sox as compensation for the hiring of Guillén by the Marlins, as Guillen had one year remaining on his contract with the White Sox.

The Marlins were expected to contend in their first year in their new park. However, an 8–18 June effectively ended their season, and they finished 69–93, their worst season since the start of the century. On October 23, 2012, Guillen was terminated from the Marlins, despite three years remaining on his contract, after making some inflammatory comments about Fidel Castro earlier in the year.{{cite web |last= |date=October 23, 2012 |title=Marlins fire manager Ozzie Guillen |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8543189/ozzie-guillen-fired-manager-miami-marlins |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024090631/http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8543189/ozzie-guillen-fired-manager-miami-marlins |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |access-date=October 24, 2012 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |df=mdy-all}}

In February 2016, Guillen was hired to manage the Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news |date=February 10, 2016 |title=Ozzie Guillen to manage in native Venezuela next winter |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=14756767 |url-status=live |access-date=February 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216214509/http://espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=14756767 |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}

Guillen returned to manage Tiburones for the 2023–24 season, their first championship season in 38 years. He won the LVBP championship and managed the team at the 2024 Caribbean Series, held at LoanDepot Park in Miami, where he had once managed the Marlins.

In 2022, he was named bench coach for France in the World Baseball Classic, joining the staff of manager Bruce Bochy. The French team competed in a qualifier in Regensburg, Germany in September 2022.

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Guillén joined ESPN Deportes in 2013, where he has worked as baseball color analyst and talk show panelist.{{Cite web |title=Oswaldo "Ozzie" Guillén - ESPN MediaZone U.S |url=https://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/oswaldo-ozzie-guillen/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005236/https://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/oswaldo-ozzie-guillen/ |archive-date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=October 30, 2018 |website=ESPN MediaZone}} He is currently a studio analyst for Chicago Sports Network before and after White Sox games.

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Guillén married Ibis Cárdenas in 1983. They have three sons: Ozwaldo "Ozzie" Jr. (born 1985), Oney (born 1986), and Ozney (born 1992).{{cite web |title=Ozzie Guillen Profile |url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=cws&coachorstaffid=115230 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714103524/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=cws&coachorstaffid=115230 |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=February 20, 2011 |website=Chicago White Sox |publisher=MLB.com |df=mdy-all}}{{cite web |last=Merkin |first=Scott |date=June 8, 2011 |title=Ozney Guillen not selected in Draft |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110608&content_id=20221132¬ebook_id=20224002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107002606/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110608&content_id=20221132¬ebook_id=20224002 |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=July 22, 2011 |website=Chicago White Sox |publisher=MLB.com |df=mdy-all}}{{cite web |title=Oney Guillen |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=guille001one |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413143123/http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=guille001one |archive-date=April 13, 2012 |access-date=July 22, 2011 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |df=mdy-all}} Ozzie Jr. was born in Las Vegas, Nevada; his two younger brothers were born in Venezuela. When Ozzie Guillen turned 42 in January 2006, he, his wife, and son Oney became naturalized U.S. citizens.{{cite news |date=January 20, 2006 |title=Guillen celebrates birthday as U.S. citizen |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2299925 |url-status=live |access-date=July 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107052627/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2299925 |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |df=mdy-all}} Ozzie Jr. is the lead Spanish-language broadcaster on the White Sox radio network.{{cite news |last=Greenstein |first=Teddy |date=June 16, 2006 |title=Guillen Jr. didn't fall far from the tree |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/06/16/guillen-jr-didnt-fall-far-from-the-tree/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 22, 2011 |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110724021803/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-06-16/sports/0606160199_1_aj-talk-jon-garland |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}

He is also the brother-in-law of former White Sox teammate Scott Radinsky.{{cite news |last1=Kuttler |first1=Hillel |date=August 25, 2012 |title=Out of a Job, but Not Missing a Beat |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/sports/baseball/pitching-coach-scott-radinsky-faces-whatever-is-next.html |url-status=live |access-date=February 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413202610/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/sports/baseball/pitching-coach-scott-radinsky-faces-whatever-is-next.html |archive-date=April 13, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}

Guillen is known for being somewhat eccentric and outspoken, which sometimes lands him in the middle of controversy.{{cite news |date=June 24, 2006 |title=Guillen's garbage befouls the game |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/saraceno/2006-06-22-saraceno_x.htm |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2011 |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110724021812/https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/saraceno/2006-06-22-saraceno_x.htm |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |df=mdy-all}} He stirred controversy by declining to join the team for the traditional visit to the White House in favor of going on vacation after the 2005 White Sox World Series win.{{cite news |last=Gonzales |first=Mark |date=February 14, 2006 |title=Guillen: Vacation still right move |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/02/14/guillen-vacation-still-right-move/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 12, 2012 |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20120412034144/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-02-14/sports/0602140166_1_white-house-ozzie-guillen-family |archive-date=April 12, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}

In June 2006 he was quoted as calling Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti a fag.{{cite web |last=Miner |first=Michael |date=June 29, 2006 |title=What Ozzie Meant; Good News About the First Amendment |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/what-ozzie-meant-good-news-about-the-first-amendment-news-bites/Content?oid=922502 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609022728/http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/what-ozzie-meant-good-news-about-the-first-amendment-news-bites/Content?oid=922502 |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |access-date=February 20, 2011 |website=Chicago Reader |df=mdy-all}} He later apologized for offending any LGBTQ people, but did not back down in his criticism of Mariotti.{{cite web |date=June 21, 2006 |title=Guillen apologizes for use of homosexual slur |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2494491 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825144658/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2494491 |archive-date=August 25, 2010 |access-date=February 20, 2011 |website=ESPN |df=mdy-all}}

In 2010, he spoke against Arizona's new law to deal with illegal immigration. Guillen described illegal immigrants as "workaholics." "And this country can't survive without them," he said. "There are a lot of people from this country who are lazy. We're not. Prove me wrong. A lot of people in this country want to be on the computer and send e-mails to people. We do the hard work. We're the ones who go out and work in the sun to make this country better."{{cite news |date=May 1, 2010 |title=Guillen speaks his mind |work=The Denver Post |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_15000223 |url-status=live |access-date=May 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506072139/http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_15000223 |archive-date=May 6, 2010 |df=mdy-all}} In August, Guillen said that Asian players were treated better than Latino players, stating that while it is common practice for major league clubs to provide a Japanese or Korean translator for their Asian born players, no such translator is provided for their Spanish-speaking Latin American ballplayers.{{cite web |date=August 1, 2010 |title=Guillen says Latinos at a disadvantage |url=https://www.espn.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=5428431 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101175852/http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=5428431 |archive-date=January 1, 2011 |access-date=February 20, 2011 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |df=mdy-all}}

On April 10, 2012, Guillén was suspended for five games by the Marlins due to comments made about former Cuban president Fidel Castro. In a Time interview Guillen said, "I love Fidel Castro ... I respect Fidel Castro. You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last [53] years, but that mofo is still here."{{cite web |date=April 10, 2012 |title=Ozzie Guillen of Miami Marlins suspended for five games |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7795152/ozzie-guillen-miami-marlins-suspended-five-games |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411151054/http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7795152/ozzie-guillen-miami-marlins-suspended-five-games |archive-date=April 11, 2012 |access-date=April 10, 2012 |website=ESPN |df=mdy-all}}{{cite magazine |last=Gregory |first=Sean |date=April 9, 2012 |title=Big Fish |magazine=Time |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2110450,00.html |url-status=dead |access-date=April 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411210612/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2110450,00.html |archive-date=April 11, 2012 |df=mdy-all}} The fallout from those comments was a major factor in his ouster after the season; according to Marlins baseball operations chief Larry Beinfest, the Marlins' attendance flatlined after those remarks and never recovered; although the Marlins actually reached over two million fans in attendance that season (the third and so far last time that has happened for the Marlins), it was more due to the allure of a brand new stadium, Marlins Park.{{Cite web |title=Miami Marlins Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/attend.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

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