Outside of the love they gave newly elected Hall of Famer Harold Baines, the SoxFest crowd in attendance for Friday night’s opening ceremonies saved their biggest cheers for Ozzie Guillen.
It’s been quite a while since Guillen was a part of this event, and for many fans, Guillen’s inclusion ranked somewhere below the desire for a surprise Manny Machado announcement and meeting Eloy Jimenez as a highlight of this year’s SoxFest.
Count Guillen as one of the most excited about his return.
“I’m very excited. I’m very pleased. I’m very humbled because I’m back with my family, back with the people I grew up, back with the people I know for so many years,” he said after the opening ceremonies Friday night.