Highlights
Ozzie Guillen, 44, is the 37th manager in White Sox history, taking over the team in 2004. Known for his candid style, the Venezuelan native has been a source of entertainment and controversy for media members and fans. Guillen started his professional career with the San Diego Padres organization but was traded to the White Sox before the 1985 season. He played 16 major league seasons, the first 13 with the Sox, and compiled a .264 career batting average. He won the 1985 American League Rookie of the Year award and was regarded as one of the best defensive shortstops of his era. Guillen played his final three years with Baltimore (1998), Atlanta (1998-99) and Tampa Bay (2000). He was a thir...
Ozzie Guillen, 44, is the 37th manager in White Sox history, taking over the team in 2004. Known for his candid style, the Venezuelan native has been a source of entertainment and controversy for media members and fans. Guillen started his professional career with the San Diego Padres organization but was traded to the White Sox before the 1985 season. He played 16 major league seasons, the first 13 with the Sox, and compiled a .264 career batting average. He won the 1985 American League Rookie of the Year award and was regarded as one of the best defensive shortstops of his era. Guillen played his final three years with Baltimore (1998), Atlanta (1998-99) and Tampa Bay (2000). He was a third base coach for Montreal in 2001, then was a coach for Florida in 2002 and 2003. Guillen took over as White Sox manager in 2004, admitting he had a hangover while interviewing for the position. He became the first Venezuelan to manage a team in the majors and became the first Latin American manager to win a World Series when the Sox won 11 of 12 postseason games and swept the Houston Astros in the 2005 World Series. Guillen has developed a reputation for letting his starting pitchers work deep into games. He has a 344-304 record as a manager and currently ranks ninth in franchise history for most wins. Guillen has been ejected 12 times and served two suspensions. He is married (Ibis) and has three sons (Ozzie Jr., Oney and Ozney).
Displaying items 1-12 of 1550
» View baltimoresun.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
•
Next >
-
Quentin's angry reaction leads to broken wrist
The Associated PressAmerican League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season. Quentin was injured Monday night...Tags: Carlos Quentin, American League, Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Joe Crede
-
White Sox's Carlos Quentin denies slugging wall
Chicago Tribune reporterCarlos Quentin emphatically denied Friday having slugged a locker in Boston, and he stressed he has slammed his right fist on the top of his bat after missing or fouling a pitch "thousands" of times. Yet the freaky nature of Quentin's fractured right...Tags: Carlos Quentin
-
Uribe hits 2 homers for Chisox
AP Sports WriterThe White Sox showed Friday night how they plan to make up for the losses of Carlos Quentin and Joe Crede -- with a group effort. Juan Uribe hit a pair of homers, Paul Konerko added another and Mark Buehrle pitched six shutout innings as Chicago beat...Tags: Carlos Quentin, Paul Konerko, Ken Griffey Jr., Major League Baseball, Joe Crede
-
Guillen expects Crede to be out for rest of year
Tribune staff reporterThe immediate future of White Sox third baseman Joe Crede seemed in doubt Friday. Manager Ozzie Guillen disclosed that Crede, who took himself out of Tuesday night's game because of recurring discomfort in his lower back, was going to get a second...Tags: Nick Swisher, American League, Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Joe Crede
-
Halladay, Rios Lead Blue Jays
Roy Halladay pitched seven solid innings to win his fifth straight start, Alex Rios hit two homers and the Blue Jays beat the Rays 6-4 Friday in Toronto to extend their season-high winning streak to six. Rios hit a solo homer in the third and a two-run...Tags: Paul Konerko, Mark Buehrle, Chicago White Sox, Juan Uribe, Major League Baseball
-
White Sox defeat Angels 10-2
Chicago Tribune reporterFor one night, Juan Uribe did a pretty good impression of Carlos Quentin. Now if Uribe and the rest of his White Sox teammates can continue to pick up the slack for the next 22 games, they can cushion the huge blow of losing their top slugger to a...Tags: Carlos Quentin, Paul Konerko, Major League Baseball, Joe Crede, Rush University
-
Sox leaning on hot hitters
Chicago Tribune reporterA radical lineup change nearly four months ago against the formidable Los Angeles Angels helped vault the White Sox over the .500 mark and into first place in the American League Central. Now without Joe Crede and perhaps Carlos Quentin for an extended...Tags: Paul Konerko, Carlos Quentin, Major League Baseball, Orlando Cabrera, Joe Crede
-
Guillen puts defense first at third
Tribune reporterThe White Sox's distant future at third base is as discomforting as Joe Crede's lower back. While Crede tries to alleviate his discomfort and return this weekend, manager Ozzie Guillen isn't completely sold on Josh Fields as his successor if Crede isn'...Tags: Spring Training, Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Joe Crede, Josh Fields
-
White Sox top Indians 4-2
Chicago Tribune reporterCLEVELAND—Win and survive. That's the White Sox's theme for the remaining 23 games this season after a patchwork lineup and the pitching of Javier Vazquez and Bobby Jenks produced a 4-2 victory over the Indians on Wednesday and kept them in first...Tags: Carlos Quentin, Major League Baseball, Orlando Cabrera, Joe Crede, Josh Fields
-
Nick Swisher looks for good ending for White Sox
Tribune reporterWith less than four weeks of the season remaining, Nick Swisher knows that reaching his career .251 batting average is close to impossible. Swisher began Tuesday night's game in an 0-for-17 slump. Like Paul Konerko, he's hoping for a hot finish to help...Tags: Nick Swisher, Paul Konerko, American League, Chicago White Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka
-
Ozzie Guillen hopes White Sox clinch before Twins series
Tribune reporterIf manager Ozzie Guillen has his druthers, the White Sox won't wait until their Sept. 23-25 series at Minnesota to decide the American League Central despite his earlier predictions. "If we go there to decide the division, it's going to be tough,"...Tags: American League, Mark Buehrle, Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball
-
Indians rout White Sox 9-3; Joe Crede hurt
Chicago Tribune reporterCLEVELAND — The White Sox's American League Central title drive might not include third baseman Joe Crede. That was manager Ozzie Guillen's assessment Tuesday night after recurring back stiffness caused Crede to leave in the sixth inning of the...Tags: Carlos Quentin, Ken Griffey Jr., Major League Baseball, Joe Crede, John Danks
Sep 6, 2008
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Sep 6, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 5, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Sep 5, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 6, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Sep 6, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 5, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 3, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 4, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 2, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 2, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 3, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Original site for Ozzie Guillen topic gallery.
