Ozzie Guillen appears to drop NSFW rant on hot mic

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Ozzie Guillen appears to drop NSFW rant on hot mic

Ozzie Guillen appears to drop NSFW rant on hot mic

It certainly sounded like a hot mic caught Ozzie Guillen in a not so safe for work moment during Thursday’s Chicago White Sox broadcast. With a runner on second and nobody out in the eighth inning, White Sox catcher Edgar Quero struck out just as play-by-play announcer John Schriffen was throwing it

Ozzie Guillen appears to drop NSFW rant on hot mic

It certainly sounded like a hot mic caught Ozzie Guillen in a not so safe for work moment during Thursday’s Chicago White Sox broadcast. With a runner on second and nobody out in the eighth inning, White Sox catcher Edgar Quero struck out just as play-by-play announcer John Schriffen was throwing it back to the…

Ozzie Guillen, never one to mince words, might have let his unfiltered personality slip during Thursday’s Chicago White Sox broadcast—and it’s exactly the kind of moment baseball fans love to talk about.

With a runner on second base and nobody out in the eighth inning, White Sox catcher Edgar Quero stepped to the plate. The pressure was on to advance the runner, but Quero struck out swinging. As play-by-play announcer John Schriffen began to toss the action back to the studio for a postgame preview, a sharp exclamation cut through the air: “Move the f*cking guy over!”

The outburst, captured on what appeared to be a hot mic, sounded unmistakably like Guillen, the former White Sox manager turned broadcaster. It seemed the veteran baseball man was frustrated that Quero couldn’t execute a fundamental small-ball play. Schriffen, caught off guard, paused briefly before smoothly handing off to studio host Chuck Garfien and Guillen.

“We’re on! Hey!” Garfien said with a chuckle, clearly aware of the awkward timing. If Garfien was surprised to be live, Guillen likely was too—and that may have prompted the colorful commentary. This isn’t the first time Guillen has been caught on a hot mic dropping an expletive from the studio, but it’s part of his charm. Known for his candid, no-filter style, Guillen rarely says anything on a hot mic that he wouldn’t say with the cameras rolling.

The good news? Despite Quero’s strikeout, the White Sox rallied in the eighth inning, scoring the runs they needed to secure a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals. So, while Guillen’s rant might have raised eyebrows, it didn’t hurt the team’s chances—and it gave fans another classic Ozzie moment to remember.

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