Ozzie Guillen lands managing job in Venezuela

Ozzie Guillen will be back in the dugout in 2016, but it won't be in the majors.

The former Chicago White Sox and Miami Marlins skipper has accepted a manager's job with Los Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, according to the team's website.

Guillen, who hails from Venezuela and has been working as a baseball analyst for ESPN Deportes since being fired by the Marlins after the 2012 season, compiled a respectable 678-617 record while managing nine seasons in the majors. Named the 2005 American League Manager of the Year after guiding the White Sox to World Series glory, Guillen's reputation for being eccentric and outspoken has perhaps overshadowed his accomplishments on the field.

The now 52-year-old skipper found himself in hot water in April 2012 after he expressed his love for Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, which didn't sit well with the significant Cuban population residing in the Miami area. He received a five-game suspension for his remarks.

Guillen also criticized the way Major League Baseball treats its Latino players, spoke out against Arizona's illegal immigration laws, and uttered a gay slur at a columnist during his tenure as a big-league manager.