Bobby Jenks, 2-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with White Sox, dies at 44
CHICAGO — Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 44.
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The White Sox said Jenks died Friday in Sintra, Portugal, where he was being treated for adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer.
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Jenks helped the White Sox win the 2005 World Series, saving four games in six appearances during the postseason. He was an All-Star in each of the next two seasons while saving 41 games in 2006 and 40 in 2007.
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'He was embarrassing guys, good hitters, right away,' former White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko said in a video tribute.
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'He and his family knew cancer would be his toughest battle, and he will be missed as a husband, father, friend and teammate,' White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf said in a statement. 'He will forever hold a special place in all our hearts.'
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Jenks is survived by his wife, Eleni Tzitzivacos, their two children, Zeno and Kate, and his four children from a prior marriage, Cuma, Nolan, Rylan and Jackson.
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