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Guillén is a member of the select group of gifted shortstops coming from his homeland, a group that includes Chico Carrasquel, Luis Aparicio, Dave ConcepciónDave Concepcion (b. June 17, 1948), born David Ismael Concepcion Benitez is a former star shortstop in Major League Baseball. He was born in in Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela). Concepcion was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 196 and Omar VizquelOmar Enrique Vizquel Gonzalez (born April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela), better known as Omar Vizquel (viz-KELL), is a Major League Baseball shortstop and switch-hitter who has played with the Seattle Mariners (1989-93) and the Cleveland Indians (1994-2. As a player, he was regarded for his passion, speed, hustle, and defensive abilities, but his love for the game still intact.

In 1985, Guillén received both the AL Rookie of the YearIn Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given to the top rookie baseball player in the American and National Leagues. Awarding began in 1947, coincidentally the year in which Jackie Robinson endured the toughest rookie year in baseball h and The Sporting News Rookie of the YearThe Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award was established in 1946 by The Sporting News TSN . In 1947-48, and again in 1950, a single award was given for all of Major League Baseball. In 1949 and since 1951, TSN has given an award to a player from each le awards. Then, he was selected an All-StarThe Major League Baseball All-Star Game is an annual exhibition baseball game between the best players from the National League and the American League. The All-Star Game usually occurs in mid-July and marks the middle of the Major League Baseball season. in 1988, 1990-91, and won the Gold Glove AwardIn American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove is the award annually given to the Major League player judged to be the most "superior individual fielding performance" at each position (in each league), as in 1990. He ranks among the White Sox all-time leaders in games playedIn baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). It does not matter in how much of the game the player was active. If player A plays the whole game until there are, hits and at-bats.

After serving as third base coach for the 2003 World Champions Florida Marlins, Guillén was hired in the offseason to replace Jerry Manuel as White Sox manager. He received a rousing ovation from the crowd of 37,706 Chicagoans when introduced before his first game as a skipper at Comiskey Park on April 13, 2004.