Bobby Jenks, Closer For White Sox World Series Winning Team, Dead At 44

Bobby Jenks, nan person for nan 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox, died connected Saturday astatine nan property of 44.

Jenks had been battling adenocarcinoma, a form of tummy cancer.

"We person mislaid an iconic personnel of nan White Sox family today," White Sox president Jerry Reinsdorf said successful a statement. 

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World Series, Chicago White Sox A,J, Pierzynski (12) and Bobby Jenks (45) victorious aft winning Game 4 and bid vs Houston Astros, Houston, TX 10/26/2005 (John Biever/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

"None of america will ever hide that ninth inning of Game 4 successful Houston, each that Bobby did for nan 2005 World Series champions and for nan full Sox statement during his clip successful Chicago. He and his family knew crab would beryllium his toughest battle, and he will beryllium missed arsenic a husband, father, friend and teammate. He will everlastingly clasp a typical spot successful each our hearts."

Jenks was a fifth-round prime successful 2000 retired of precocious schoolhouse and made his MLB debut successful 2005, instantly burst onto nan scene. In 32 games, he sounded to a 2.75 ERA and struck retired 11.4 batters per nine.

Because of his accelerated success, he earned nan closer's domiciled up of nan postseason. He appeared successful each 4 games of that Fall Classic and sewage nan last retired that snapped nan Sox's 88-year title drought.

Pitcher Bobby Jenks #45 of nan Chicago White Sox throws a transportation against nan Boston Red Sox successful Game Three of nan American League Division Series astatine Fenway Park connected October 7, 2005 successful Boston, Massachusetts.  The White Sox defeated nan Red Sox 5-3 to triumph nan bid 3-0.  (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Jenks was named an All-Star successful some 2006 and 2007, finishing his profession pinch a 3.53 ERA.

He retired aft nan 2011 season, spending six of his 7 seasons successful Chicago and nan different pinch nan Boston Red Sox.

During his heyday, he became nan second-youngest pitcher to grounds back-to-back 40-save seasons, doing truthful successful his consecutive All-Star campaigns. He besides group a grounds by retiring 41 consecutive batters successful 2007.

Jenks struggled pinch alcoholism and supplier addiction that efficaciously ended his career, but became sober successful 2012.

Jenks had been undergoing curen successful Portugal erstwhile he died. He was diagnosed pinch nan illness soon aft losing his location successful nan Palisades wildfires earlier this year.

Chicago White Sox pitcher (45) Bobby Jenks reacts aft nan last retired of crippled 1 of nan World Series against nan Houston Astros astatine US Cellular Field successful Chicago, IL. The White Sox  won 5-3.  (Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports Copyright © 2005 Jerry Lai)

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He is survived by his woman and six children, 4 of whom were from a anterior marriage. 

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