Ozzie Guillén's lucky No. 13 is getting retired by the White Sox, and it's about time

CHICAGO — Ozzie Guillén does a lot of things on TV.He laughs, he criticizes, he pokes fun. He does it all as the Spanglish-speaking ace of the Chicago White Sox’s pre- and postgame show that is, on too many days, more entertaining than the actual game.But on Friday, he did something new.“They made me cry,” he said. No. 13 is forever ♾️ The White Sox will retire Ozzie Guillen’s number 13 on August 8th! A South Side legend cemented in history 🏆 pic.twitter.com/kmDYrKK39x — White Sox on CHSN (@CHSN_WhiteSox) April 3, 2026Guillén was moved to tears during the Sox’s home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, and for once, it wasn’t because of the way the team was playing. During the Sox’s 5-4 victory, Scott Podsednik announced to Guillén that the team was retiring his No. 13 on Aug. 8. As Podsednik read the announcement, which was piped into the stadium’s sound system, Guillén joked, “Another bobblehead?” When he got the real news, the waterworks were flowing.“Thank god I didn’t curse,” he said.Advertisement