Bobby Jenks, former All-Star closer for the White Sox, dies of cancer at 44
Jenks died of adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer.
'We have lost an iconic member of the White Sox family today,' White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a statement. '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.'
Former Chicago White Sox All-Star pitcher and 2005 World Series Champion Bobby Jenks passed away yesterday, July 4, in Sintra, Portugal, where he had been battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. He was 44 years old. pic.twitter.com/KDb3I0KL66
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) July 5, 2025
Jenks was a rookie on Chicago's 2005 World Series championship team, earning saves in Games 1 and 4 in a 4-0 sweep of the Houston Astros. He pitched parts of six seasons for the White Sox, earning All-Star nods in 2006 and 2007. His final season came in 2011 with the Boston Red Sox.
Jenks and his family were living in Portugal this year. His family's home burned down in the Palisades fire in early January, and he was diagnosed with terminal cancer later in the month.
In an interview with The Athletic earlier this year, Jenks said, 'I guarantee you, everybody thinks about death on a daily basis. It's just that people don't usually have an actual day on theirs.'
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He also expressed a belief that he would beat the disease.
'I've come to the realization that it could be six months, or it could be three years,' he said, speaking of his own mortality. 'But I'm ready. And however long it takes, I'm going to be here fighting it.'
This story will be updated.
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