Bobby Jenks, a 2x All-Star and World Sequence champion with the Chicago White Sox, died Friday after a battle with abdomen most cancers.

He was solely 44.

Jenks, one of the dominant closers in baseball throughout his 7 season Main League Baseball profession, revealed throughout an interview in February 2025 that he was recognized with stage 4 adenocarcinoma — a type of abdomen most cancers.

From a hospital mattress in Portugal, the place he and his household had not too long ago relocated, he informed MLB.com the most cancers had unfold to completely different elements of his physique, together with his bones and abdomen lining.

Jenks stated 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 means of a battery of assessments, and a tumor was found.

To make issues worse for the household, in addition they misplaced their dwelling within the States, and practically all of their belongings, as victims of the Palisades fires.

On the baseball subject, Jenks, who had an electrical 100+ MPH fastball, was recognized 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 group, within the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

Jenks spent his remaining season as an enormous leaguer with the Boston Pink Sox in 2011 … earlier than retiring as a participant.

He then went on to educate, and even handle … serving because the skipper for the Rockies minor league affiliate, the Grand Junction Rockies.

Jenks is survived by his six kids, and spouse, Eleni.