White Sox legend Bobby Jenks dies at 44 after battle with terminal cancer

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ml...-tributes.html

Former World Series champion pitcher Bobby Jenks passed away on Friday at age 44 from a form of stomach cancer in Sintra, Portugal.

Jenks is best known for his six years with the Chicago White Sox, winning the World Series in his rookie season of 2005.

Jenks delivered the final pitch of the 2005 World Series that secured the Chicago White Sox their first championship in 88 years over the Houston Astros, who were in the National League at the time.

Jenks was a two-time All-Star selection, making the extravaganza in both 2006 and 2007.

He signed with the Red Sox for his final MLB season in 2011 and spent plenty of time in Boston on the disabled list, with his back injury and subsequent surgeries ending his career.

Jenks' exact type of cancer was Adenocarcinoma, which 'starts in the glands that line your organs,' per the Cleveland Clinic.

Jenks was only diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and was residing in Portugal after his home was destroyed in the Palisades fire. Tributes to the World Series champion poured in after the White Sox announced his passing.

'We have lost an iconic member of the White Sox family today,' said White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf via news release. 'None of us will ever forget that ninth inning 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 cancer would be his toughest battle, and he will be missed as a husband, father, friend and teammate. He will forever hold a special place in all our hearts.'

[mailministry]

So sad to hear of his death. I've read he had an addiction to pain medicine and alcohol in his past, it probably contributed to his cancer.