PHILADELPHIA — Nearly all the Miami Marlins rushed over to the dugout railing and playfully pretended to listen when Joey Cora sat down to speak about filling in for suspended manager Ozzie Guillen.

Shortly after Guillen addressed the team in the clubhouse Wednesday and apologized for saying he admired Fidel Castro, it was business as usual for the players.

To a man, they had his back.

“It’s really a hard time for him and his family,” closer Heath Bell said. “We felt bad for him. You have to understand that occasionally guys make mistakes. At least he’s owning up to it and not trying to hide or shy away from it. He’s going to try and make up for his mistakes.”

Guillen’s comments led to his five-game suspension.

He talked to the team for less than 10 minutes and apologized.

Outfielder Logan Morrison said: “I love the guy.”