Bobby Jenks, former Chicago White Sox All-Star pitcher and 2005 World Series Champion, passed away yesterday in Sintra, Portugal, where he had been battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. He was 44 years old.
Jenks had been receiving treatment near the home of his wife, Eleni Tzitzivacos, and with their two children, Zeno and Kate.
“We have lost an iconic member of the White Sox family today,” White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a team 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.