Name: Pablo Ozuna
Rank: 58
Position: LF/3B
Years With White Sox: 2005-2008
Pablo Ozuna signed with the White Sox as a free agent in January of 2005. He set career highs with 70 games, 203 at bats, 56 hits, 14 stolen bases, and 11 RBI. Ozuna made two appearances in the 2005 post-season, both in the ALCS against the Angels. In the second, he pinch ran for A.J. Pierzynski after the infamous dropped third strike call in the 9th inning of Game 2. Following a stolen base, Ozuna scored the winning run on Joe Crede’s double, starting the White Sox 8 game winning streak to close out their first World Series title in 88 years.
Ozuna returned to the White Sox in 2006, where he set a new career high in games played with 79. On May 3, he hit his first career home run, a solo shot with 2 outs in the 9th inning to tie the game.
An broken leg suffered in late May limited Ozuna to 27 games in 2007. “Are we going to miss him? Yeah,” manager Ozzie Guillen said. “We’re going to miss him like any of the guys because he’s a big piece in the club.”
Ozuna returned from the injury in 2008 and was performing well, hitting .281 in 32 games. On July 8, with Paul Konerko coming off the disabled list a facing a roster crunch, Ozuna was designated for assignment. On July 16, he was given his release, ending his White Sox career.
Ozuna’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:
| BA | At Bats | Runs | Hits | RBI | Walks | Strike Outs | Doubles | Triples | HR | SB | GIDP | Errors | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.269 | 104 | 10 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 45 |
| 0.290 | 534 | 66 | 155 | 37 | 19 | 54 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 208 |