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Ozzie's Bio

Miscellaneous/Personal

Married Ibis Cardenas ... has three children: Oswaldo Jr., Oney and Ozney ... Ozzie Jr. serves as the lead broadcaster on White Sox Spanish-language radio broadcasts, splitting play-by-play and color analyst duties ... Oney was drafted by the White Sox in the 36th round in 2007 and played at Rookie Bristol in 2007 and Class A Kannapolis in 2008 ... along with his wife and son Oney, secured his United States citizenship on Jan. 20, 2006, also his 42nd birthday ... at the ceremony, the White Sox organization presented him with a gift of the American flag that flew over U.S. Cellular Field during the 2005 World Series ... has achieved celebrity status in his native Venezuela since winning the American League Rookie of the Year Award in 1985.

Community Involvement

Over the past six seasons, has imparted support for causes and organizations by wearing messaged apparel during postgame interviews ... notable attire includes: Easter Seals of Metropolitan Chicago, Talk About Curing Autism (TACA), Cure Autism Now (CAN) and Retire 21 (Roberto Clemente) baseball caps.

Major League Mangerial Highlights

Career: Was named the 37th manager in White Sox history on Nov. 3, 2003 ... is the only manager in franchise history to guide the White Sox to more than one division/league title ... entering 2011, has gone 433-378 (.534) in five seasons ... ranks fifth in franchise history with 433 victories ... needs 67 wins to tie Jerry Manuel for fourth place with 500 and 89 to tie Tony LaRussa for third with 522 .... agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension through the 2012 season on Sept. 11, 2007 ... his 189 combined victories in 2005-06 tied the 1916-17 clubs for the third-highest total in back-to-back seasons in franchise history ... only the 1964-65 (193) and 1963-64 (192) clubs won more games in a two-year stretch ... is the first Venezuelan to manage a Major League club ... has received 16 career ejections ... visited President George W. Bush with the world champion Florida Marlins at the White House on Jan. 23, 2004.

Major League Coaching Career

Spent three seasons in the Major Leagues as a third-base coach, including the 2003 campaign with the world champion Florida Marlins ... also spent the 2002 season with the Marlins after beginning his coaching career with Montreal when he was named the club's third-base coach on June 4, 2001 ... was reunited with Expos manager Jeff Torborg, who managed Guillen with the White Sox from 1989-91.

Playing Career

Three-time All-Star played 16 seasons in the Major Leagues with the White Sox (1985-97), Baltimore (1998), Atlanta (1998-99) and Tampa Bay (2000) ... batted .264 (1,764-6,686) with 28 home runs and 619 RBIs in 1,993 games ... added 773 runs scored, 275 doubles, 69 triples and 169 stolen bases ... compiled a .974 fielding percentage (222 errors/8,532 total chances) ... ranks fourth in White Sox history with 1,276 singles, fifth with 1,743 games played and 6,067 at-bats, sixth with 1,608 hits, ninth with 2,056 total bases and 10th with 68 triples ... tops all Sox shortstops with a .974 fielding percentage and ranks second behind Luis Aparicio in games played (1,724), total chances (7,900), putouts (2,735), assists (4,962) and double plays (1,027) ... owns the fourth- (.981), sixth- (.980) and ninth- (.977) highest single-season fielding percentages among shortstops in franchise history ... his 570 assists in 1988 are a Sox record for shortstops ... among Venezuelans to play in the Major Leagues, ranks third in triples, fifth in games played, seventh in hits and stolen bases, eighth in doubles and ninth in runs scored ... made a franchise-record 13 consecutive Opening Day starts at shortstop from 1985-97 ... was named AL Rookie of the Year in 1985 after hitting .273 ... played in the postseason with the Sox in 1993 and with Atlanta in 1998-99 ... missed most of the 1992 season after suffering torn ligaments in his right knee on April 21 vs. New York ... signed with San Diego as a free agent on Dec. 17, 1980, and spent four seasons in the Padres system before being traded to the White Sox on Dec. 6, 1984, with pitchers Tim Lollar and Bill Long and infielder Luis Salazar in return for pitchers LaMarr Hoyt, Todd Simmons and Kevin Kristan.