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Bobby Jenks, The Closer for the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox, Died Sature at the Age of 44.
Jenks Had Been Battling Adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach canter.
“We have lost an iconic member of the White Sox Family Toyy,” White Sox Chairaman Jerry Reinsdorf SAID In A Statement.
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AJ PierZynski (12) and Bobby Jenks (45) of the Chicago White Sox after Winning Game 4 of the World Series Against the Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, Oct. 26, 2005. (John Biever/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED VIA Getty Images)
“None of Us Will Ever Forget that Ninth Inns of Game 4 in Houston, all that bobby Did for the 2005 world series champions and for the entire sox organization During HIS Time in Chicago. He and His Family KNEW CNECER WALD Be HIS TOUGHEST BATTLE, and he will be missed as a husBand, Father, Friend and Teammate.
Jenks Was a Fifth-Round Pick in 2000 Out of High School, Made His MLB Debut in 2005 and IMMEDIOTILY BRST OTO The Scene. In 32 Games, He Pitchared to a 2.75 Era and Struck Out 11.4 Batters Per Nine.
BECUUSE of his Rapid Success, He Earned the Closer’s Role AHEAD of The Postseason. He Appered in All Four Games of that Fall Classic and Got The Final Out that Snapped the Sox’s 88-Year Championship DROGHT.
Pitcher Bobby Jenks of the Chicago White Sox Throws A Pitch Against the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the American League Division Series at Fenway Park Oct. 7, 2005, in boston. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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Jenks Was Named An All-Star in 2006 and 2007, Finishing His Career with a 3.53 Era.
He Retired after
During HIS Heyday, He Became The Second-Youngest Pitcher to Record Back-To-Back 40-SAVE Seasons, Doing So in his consecutive all-stri camera. He also set a record by Retiring 41 Consecutive Batters in 2007.
Jenks Strugled with Alcoholism and DROGDICTION that Effectively Ended His Career, But He Became Sober in 2012.
Jenks Had Been Undergoing Treatment in Portugal When He Died. He was Diagnosis with the Disease Shortly after losing his home in the Palisades Wildfires Earlier this year.
Chicago White Sox Pitcher Bobby Jenks Reacts after (Jerry Lai/Usa Today Sports)
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He is Survived by his Wife and Six Children, FOUR of Who Were from a Previoous Marriage.
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