World Series-winning manager gets emotional after learning on live TV his team will retire his number

The Chicago White Sox person not been doing overmuch winning successful caller years, but 1 of their amended moments came connected Friday afternoon.

During the team's location opener, CHSN broadcast unrecorded from Guaranteed Rate Field, with big Chuck Garfien joined by erstwhile manager Ozzie Guillen and White Sox fable Scott Podsednik.

Going into the bottommost of the third, the broadcast squad did a unrecorded hit, with Podsednik acceptable to marque an announcement astatine the table that cipher knew was coming.

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Chicago White Sox erstwhile manager Ozzie Guillen during ceremonies to commemorate the 10th day of the 2005 World Series title anterior to a crippled against the Kansas City Royals astatine U.S Cellular Field. Kansas City won 7-6 successful 13 innings. (Dennis Wierzbicki/USA TODAY Sports)

"I don’t cognize what this is about," Podsednik said. "I person been asked to work what is successful this envelope close here.

"The Chicago White Sox denote contiguous that 2005 World Series-winning manager Ozzie Guillen volition beryllium honored connected Saturday, August 8...."

Guillen could not assistance but ace a joke.

"Another bobblehead?" helium asked.

Former Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen throws a ceremonial archetypal transportation earlier a crippled against the Cleveland Guardians astatine Rate Field successful Chicago, Illinois, connected Aug. 10, 2025. (Patrick Gorski/Imagn Images)

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But Podsednik continued.

"...with a peculiar ceremonial retiring his fig 13 uniform.

"The shortstop who played for 13 seasons with the White Sox volition beryllium the 13th subordinate successful franchise past to person his fig retired, and archetypal manager. Mr. Ozzie Guillen, your bequest volition everlastingly beryllium etched."

The announcement was besides heard connected the stadium's nationalist code system, and the South Side faithful began chanting their beloved manager's sanction arsenic Podsednik and Guillen, wiping distant tears, shared a hug.

"Oh my God, where's my wife?" Guillen asked.

Former manager Ozzie Guillen is honored with the 2005 World Series Chicago White Sox earlier a crippled against the Cleveland Guardians astatine Rate Field successful Chicago, Illinois, connected July 12, 2025. (Patrick Gorski/Imagn Images)

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"Wow. I don’t cognize however to react, however to accidental convey you to the White Sox organization. Wow."

Guillen managed the White Sox to their archetypal World Series triumph successful 88 years implicit the Houston Astros and has been an expert for the squad since 2019.

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