The Miami Marlins have suspended Manager Ozzie Guillen effective immediately for five games after his comments regarding former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
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Guillen sparked a firestorm when he told Time magazine recently that he respected Fidel Castro for being able to lead Cuba for six decades.
Guillen told Time:
“I respect Fidel Castro. You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that son of a bitch is still there.”
The manager said he has apologized to Cuban-Americans in the Marlins organization, including Spanish-language broadcasters Felo Ramirez and Yiki Quintana, as well as Cuban-born Phillies pitcher Jose Contreras.
After hearing of his suspension Guillen told ESPN:
“This is the biggest mistake of my life. When you make a mistake this big… I will learn from this.”
The Marlins released a statement saying there was nothing to respect about Castro, “a brutal dictator who has caused unthinkable pain for more than 50 years. We live in a community filled with victims of this dictatorship, and the people in Cuba continue to suffer today.”
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