W.S. Champ Bobby Jenks
Useless At 44
… After Most cancers Battle
Revealed
Bobby Jenks, a 2x All-Star and World Collection champion with the Chicago White Sox, died Friday after a battle with abdomen most cancers.
He was solely 44.
Jenks, one of the vital dominant closers in baseball throughout his 7 season Main League Baseball profession, revealed throughout an interview in February 2025 that he was identified with stage 4 adenocarcinoma — a type of abdomen most cancers.
From a hospital mattress in Portugal, the place he and his household had lately relocated, he instructed MLB.com the most cancers had unfold to totally different elements of his physique, together with his bones and abdomen lining.
Jenks mentioned he started having well being points not lengthy after shifting … after which started to note a drop in his vitality ranges in early 2025. He went by a battery of exams, and a tumor was found.
To make issues worse for the household, additionally they misplaced their residence within the States, and almost all of their belongings, as victims of the Palisades fires.
On the baseball discipline, Jenks, who had an electrical 100+ MPH fastball, was identified for his larger-than-life persona … as a lot as he was for his dominance on the hill.
He was a essential piece of the Sox 2005 W.S. run and was twice named to the All-Star crew, within the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
Jenks spent his closing season as an enormous leaguer with the Boston Crimson Sox in 2011 … earlier than retiring as a participant.
He then went on to teach, and even handle … serving because the skipper for the Rockies minor league affiliate, the Grand Junction Rockies.
Jenks is survived by his six youngsters, and spouse, Eleni.
RIP
