Guillen Apologizes For Castro Comment
Oct 31, 2014 3:44 PM
Ozzie Guillen has apologized for telling a magazine he loves Fidel Castro, a comment that prompted the Marlins to issue a statement denouncing the Cuban dictator.
Guillen told Time magazine he loves Castro and respects him for staying in power so long.
The manager called Miami's beat writers for a closed-door meeting before his team's 8-3 win against the Reds on Saturday night and apologized.
"I will apologize if I hurt somebody's feelings, or I hurt somebody's thought," Guillen told the writers. "I want them to know I'm against everything 100 percent -- I repeat it again -- the way this man (been) treating people for the last 60 years."
In response to the magazine story, the Marlins released a statement saying, "There is nothing to respect about Fidel Castro.
"He is 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."
Associated Press
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