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Former Toronto Blue Jays rival pitcher has tragically passed away at 44 years old
Sad news was announced this afternoon as former Toronto Blue Jays rival pitcher Bobby Jenks has tragically passed away at 44 years old.
The baseball community is a tight knit group which is why difficult news like this hurts everyone even for those that were not fans of a certain team because this sort of news always hurts.
Former Blue Jays rival pitcher Bobby Jenks tragically passes away
Tragic news was announced this evening as it broke that former Blue Jays rival pitcher Bobby Jenks who pitched for both the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox throughout his career passed away.
Jenks was 44 years old and passed away on July 4th even though the news was just announced as he was in Portugal after a long battle with a certain form of stomach cancer.
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.
The MLB just made a big announcement regarding the passing stating that he was battling cancer and went over his many achievements throughout his incredible career.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of former Major League pitcher Bobby Jenks.
Jenks pitched for the White Sox from 2005 until 2010 and for the Red Sox in 2011. In his time in Chicago, Jenks amassed 173 saves, including back-to-back seasons of 40+ saves in 2006 and 2007. Jenks was named an American League All-Star in both of those seasons.
Jenks was on the mound as the White Sox recorded the final out of the 2005 World Series, which finished off the 4-game sweep of the Houston Astros and secured the franchise's first World Series championship since 1917.
Jenks was battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. He was 44 years old.
Jenks pitched for the White Sox from 2005 until 2010 and for the Red Sox in 2011. In his time in Chicago, Jenks amassed 173 saves, including back-to-back seasons of 40+ saves in 2006 and 2007. Jenks was named an American League All-Star in both of those seasons.
Jenks was on the mound as the White Sox recorded the final out of the 2005 World Series, which finished off the 4-game sweep of the Houston Astros and secured the franchise's first World Series championship since 1917.
Jenks was battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. He was 44 years old.
Jenks had quite the career as a two time all-star and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox in 2005.
The best season of his career came in 2008 when he finished with a 2.63 ERA in 61.2 innings pitched for the White Sox.
The entire baseball community wishes their deepest condolences to the entire Jenks family.
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