White Sox Honor Fallen World Series Hero Bobby Jenks With Emotional Ballpark Tribute

The Chicago White Sox were successful mourning connected Monday night, arsenic they played their first location crippled since nan decease of erstwhile pitcher Bobby Jenks, who died astatine 44 years aged aft battling cancer. 

The team, wearing a No. 45 spot connected their jerseys to commemorate Jenks, held a infinitesimal of soundlessness aft showing a tribute video to those successful nan stands connected Monday nighttime astatine Rate Field. 

The No. 45 patches will beryllium worn for nan remainder of nan 2025 season. 

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Chicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi (23) and teammates look connected during a tribute to erstwhile subordinate Bobby Jenks earlier nan teams crippled against nan Toronto Blue Jays astatine Rate Field. (Matt Marton-Imagn Images)

It was a somber moment, but an expected 1 to grant Jenks pursuing news of his decease complete nan weekend.

Jenks announced successful February that he was dealing pinch Stage 4 adenocarcinoma, a shape of tummy cancer. He was successful a infirmary furniture erstwhile he made nan announcement to MLB.com aft moving to Portugal to beryllium person to his wife’s family. 

BOBBY JENKS, CLOSER FOR WHITE SOX WORLD SERIES-WINNING TEAM, DEAD AT 44

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

"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."

Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks is remembered earlier nan crippled betwixt nan Chicago Cubs and nan St. Louis Cardinals astatine Wrigley Field. (Matt Marton-Imagn Images)

While Jenks did not divulge his business different than nan diagnosis, he did opportunity he hoped to beryllium a portion of nan White Sox’s 20th day ceremony of their 2005 World Series victory. That will beryllium this Friday erstwhile Chicago takes connected nan Cleveland Guardians. 

Jenks played 7 seasons successful MLB, six of which pinch nan White Sox. He had awesome occurrence erstwhile he debuted pinch them successful 2005, earning a 2.75 ERA complete 32 games while striking retired 11.4 batters per 9 innings. 

Due to his consistency connected nan mound, Jenks would extremity up being nan person done nan team’s World Series tally that season, and he sounded successful each 4 games arsenic nan White Sox swept nan Houston Astros to triumph it all. 

Jenks went connected to gain back-to-back All-Star bids successful 2006 and 2007, while finishing his profession pinch a 3.53 ERA. The different squad he played for was nan Boston Red Sox earlier retiring aft nan 2011 season. 

Chicago White Sox alleviation pitcher Bobby Jenks (45) during nan ninth inning against nan New York Yankees astatine US Cellular Field connected Aug. 29, 2010 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Dennis Wierzbicki/USA TODAY Sports)

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Jenks besides battled pinch alcoholism and supplier addiction, which efficaciously ended his profession earlier becoming sober successful 2012. 

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

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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