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  "textContent": "<p>There have been few things in baseball that have reduced Ozzie Guillen to tears. This was one of them.</p><p>The long-time <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox\" >White Sox</a> player, World Series-winning manager and beloved broadcaster was caught by surprise Friday during the early innings of the CHSN telecast when one of his former players on the 2005-title winning team, Scott Podsednik, read from a statement announcing that the ballclub was retiring Guillen’s No. 13.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center><div class=\"Enhancement-item\"> <div class=\"ExternalContent-wrapper\" > <div class=\"TweetUrl\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ozzie Guillen tears up while learning the Chicago White Sox will retire his number later this season <a href=\"https://t.co/bBU1FP5zkN\">pic.twitter.com/bBU1FP5zkN</a></p>— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/2040147233929113955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>The number will be retired in pregame ceremonies on Aug. 8, the club announced.</p><p>“That’s one of the biggest surprises I’ve ever had in baseball,’’ said Guillen, of an honor that gained impetus last year during the 20th anniversary celebration of the 2005 team, when numerous former players said he deserved it.</p><p>“I guess [the White Sox] did it the right way, because they made me cry,’’ Guillen said. “I know how important this moment is for my family, myself. That shows you, shows myself that the White Sox cared what I did for them.’’</p><p>Guillen, who began his big-league career with the White Sox in 1985, said he originally asked for the number 9, but was told he could not have it because it had been worn by Minnie Minoso and was retired. Guillen then asked for No. 13, worn by his baseball hero and fellow Venezuelan shortstop, Davey Concepcion of the Reds.</p><p>He said he hopes that Concepcion, who will be 78 this summer, will be able to attend the retirement ceremony. He also is looking forward to the team’s 90-year-old owner, Jerry Reinsdorf, being there as well. “I just talked to Jerry a few minutes ago,’’ Guillen said. “He said, ‘I did want to see you cry once.' ’’</p><p>Guillen has made a lasting impact on the organization in multiple ways.</p><p>“I’ve been lucky in Chicago, man,’’ he said. “A lot of people knew me as a manager, a lot of people knew me as a manager, and a lot of kids know me as that crazy guy on TV.’’</p><p></p><div class=\"PageListL\" data-module data-hide-authors=\"true\" data-hide-categories=\"true\" data-hide-dates=\"true\" data-show-loadmore=\"true\" ><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"list-4a0005\" name=\"list-4a0005\"></a><div class=\"PageList-header\" > <div class=\"PageList-header-title-wrap\" > <div class=\"PageList-header-title\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox\" target=\"{borderColor=#dfdfdf, pageNumber=1, inverseColors=false, footerBgColor=#000000, bodyFont=font-3, showListNumbers=false, 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