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Bobby Jenks, World Series Champ, 2x All Star, Dead At 44 After Cancer Batlle

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Bobby Jenks, a 2x All-Star and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, died Friday after a battle with stomach cancer.

He was only 44.

Jenks, one of the most dominant closers in baseball during his 7 season Major League Baseball career, revealed during an interview in February 2025 that he was diagnosed with stage 4 adenocarcinoma -- a form of stomach cancer.

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From a hospital bed in Portugal, where he and his family had recently relocated, he told MLB.