DETROIT (AP) Ozzie Guillen says his comments about Latin American baseball players have been taken out of context.
The outspoken manager of the White Sox said over the weekend that Asian players are given privileges in the United States that Latinos are not afforded, including English translators. He also said he's the "only one" in baseball teaching young players from Latin America to stay away from performance-enhancing drugs and that Major League Baseball doesn't care about the issue.
The White Sox team issued a statement Monday saying Guillen was wrong, though he was entitled to his opinion. In Detroit on Tuesday, Guillen said he didn't mean to criticize Major League Baseball or his team.
"I was explaining to people how hard it is for them (Latin American players) to come here and play," he said.
"I think people out there have to listen to from the beginning of the conversation," Guillen said.