Ozzie Guillén
Venezuelan baseball player and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oswaldo José Guillén Barrios (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʎen]; born January 20, 1964) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player who is the current manager of Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan League. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for 16 seasons, primarily with the Chicago White Sox, from 1985 to 2000. During that time, he won the American League Rookie of the Year Award and also a Gold Glove. He was considered one of the best defensive shortstops of his era. Guillen later managed the Chicago White Sox from 2004 to 2011, winning the World Series in 2005 and then moving to the Miami Marlins in 2012.
Ozzie Guillén | |
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Tiburones de La Guaira | |
Shortstop / Manager | |
Born: (1964-01-20) January 20, 1964 (age 60) Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 9, 1985, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 2000, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .264 |
Home runs | 28 |
Runs batted in | 619 |
Managerial record | 747–710 |
Winning % | .513 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager As coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the Venezuelan | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2011 |
As a player, Guillén was respected for his passion, speed, hustle, intensity and defensive abilities and his ebullient love for the game.[1][2] In 2005, Guillen became the first Latino manager in major league history to win a World Series when he captained the Chicago White Sox to their first championship in 88 years.