Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is not shy when it comes to voicing his opinion. He has stirred the pot a bit with his latest comments. In his recent interview, Guillen said Asian players are given privileges in the the United States that Latinos are not afforded. For example, Guillen said it's unfair that Japenese players are assigned...
Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and umpire Joe West.Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is not shy when it comes to voicing his opinion. He has stirred the pot a bit with his latest comments. In his recent interview, Guillen said Asian players are given privileges in the the United States that Latinos are not afforded.
For example, Guillen said it's unfair that Japenese players are assigned translators when they come to the U.S. to play pro ball, but Latinos are not.
Guillen also said players from Latin America are considered too old to sign if they're past 16 or 17, yet college prospects from the U.S. are often signed at age 22 or 23.
Guillen also said he's alone in teaching Latinos about banned drugs.
"I'm the only one to teach the Latinos about not to use," he said. "I'm the only one and Major League Baseball doesn't [care]. All they care about -- how many times I argue with the umpires, what I say to the media. But I'm the only one in baseball to come up to the Latino kids and say not to use this and I don't get any credit for that."They look at you and they say, 'Good for you Ozzie,' " he said. "Ozzie said it, don't worry about it. If somebody else said it they would be playing that [stuff] every day on the jumbotron. ... I'm the only one that came up with that idea. I did it for the Latino kids. ... I want to help those kids."