Former White Sox Closer Bobby Jenks died at the age of 44.
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Bobby Jenks is close to 2005 World Series champion Chicago White SoxHe died on Saturday at the age of 44.
Jenks was fighting adenocarcinoma The morphology of stomach cancer.
“We have lost an iconic White Sox family member today,” White Sox Chairman Jerry Reindulf said in a statement.
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Chicago White Sox’s AJ Pierzynski (12) and Bobby Jenks (45) after winning Game 4 of the World Series against the Houston Astros in Houston, Texas on October 26, 2005. (John Biever/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
“Nine innings of Game 4 in Houston, everything Bobby did throughout the Sox organization during his time in 2005 World Series champion and Chicago, he and his family knew that cancer was his toughest fight.
Jenks was his fifth pick from high school in 2000 and made his MLB debut in 2005, quickly entering the scene. In 32 games, he pitched to ERA 2.75, hitting 11.4 batters per 9.
Due to his rapid success, he acquired the closer role ahead of the postseason. He appeared in all four games Fall classic And they got the final, snapping the drought of the Sox’s ’88 Championship.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks will throw a pitch against the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the American League Division Series, held at Fenway Park on October 7, 2005 in Boston. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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Jenks was selected as an All-Star in 2006 and 2007, finishing his career with a 3.53 ERA.
He retired after the 2011 season, spending six of his seven seasons in Chicago and another with the Boston Red Sox.
During his heyday he became the second youngest pitcher to record 40 consecutive seasons doing so in a back-to-back All-Star campaign. He also set a record in 2007 by retiring 41 consecutive batters.
Jenks suffered from alcoholism and drug addiction, which effectively ended his career, but in 2012 he calmed down.
Jenks was undergoing treatment in Portugal when he died. He was diagnosed with the disease shortly after losing his home in a wildfire in Pallisard earlier this year.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks will respond after the final of the World Series Game 1 against the Houston Astros at Chicago’s US cellular field. (Jerry Sunday 3rd)
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He was survived by his wife and six children. Four of them were from previous marriages.
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