ChicagoThe Chicago White Sox confirmed on Saturday that Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star closer and World Series winner, had passed away. He was forty-four.
According to the White Sox, Jenks passed away on Friday while receiving treatment for stomach cancer called adenocarcinoma in Sintra, Portugal.
Jenks made six postseason appearances and saved four games, which helped the White Sox win the 2005 World Series. He saved 41 games in 2006 and 40 in 2007, and was named an All-Star in both of the following seasons.
In 2007, he set a relief record by retiring 41 consecutive batters.
In a memorial video, former White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko noted, “He was embarrassing guys, good hitters, right away.”
Before concluding his career with 19 appearances for the Boston Red Sox in 2011, Jenks saved 173 games with the White Sox from 2005 to 2010. He made 348 appearances during his career, all in relief, and finished 16–20 with a 3.53 ERA and 351 strikeouts.
In a statement, White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf said, “He and his family knew cancer would be his toughest battle, and he will be missed as a husband, father, friend, and teammate.” We will all always have a particular place in our hearts for him.
Eleni Tzitzivacos, Jenks’s wife, their two kids, Zeno and Kate, as well as his four children from a previous marriage, Cuma, Nolan, Rylan, and Jackson, survive him.
He was the best teammate, according to former White Sox outfielder Aaron Rowand.
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