“Bobby was such a big part of our success and was on the mound at the end of the game for some of the biggest wins in White Sox history.
He truly will be missed by all.”\n\nWhite Sox first base coach Jason Bourgeois was a teammate of Jenks during the club’s 2008 playoff run.
“,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”“He was leading by example, calm demeanor, and shoot, \\[he could\\] flat out throw the ball,” Bourgeois said.
He had been living with his wife and his two youngest children in Sintra, Portugal, to be closer to his wife’s family.
“,”type”:”text”}],”relativeSiteUrl”:”/news/bobby-jenks-passes-away-at-44-years-old”,”contentType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:null,”summary”:”Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star and 2005 World Series champion with the White Sox, passed away on July 4 after a battle with adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer.
“,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter . com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Today, we lost a legendary member of the White Sox family,” said White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. We will never forget the ninth inning of Game 4 in Houston, Bobby’s contributions to the 2005 World Series champions, and the entire Chicago Sox organization.
He will be missed as a husband, father, friend, and teammate. He and his family knew that cancer would be the hardest battle he would face. In all of our hearts, he will always have a particular place. ””,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2025-04-17T20:48:01.548Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({“preferredPlaybacks”:”mp4AvcPlayback”})”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond . mlb . com/FORGE/2025/2025-04/17/c83bdd30-813fc1cf-82516e39-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K . mp4″,”type”:”video”,”description”:”Intentional Talk shares that the White Sox have announced an initiative to support Bobby Jenks’ fight against cancer”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:01:17″,”slug”:”white-sox-support-bobby-jenks-fight-against-cancer”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-145″,”title”:”Chicago White Sox”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:145″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”vod”,”title”:”vod”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”mlb-network”,”title”:”MLB Network”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”mlbn-intentional-talk”,”title”:”Intentional Talk”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”no-pre-roll”,”title”:”no pre-roll”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:”https://img . mlbstatic . com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/bpnvjw7ngygpzyn62mez”},”title”:”White Sox support Bobby Jenks’ fight against cancer”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/white-sox-support-bobby-jenks-fight-against-cancer”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”There are only a few people in the White Sox clubhouse whose careers overlapped with Jenks, but regardless of the amount of time they shared with him, Jenks made a lasting impact.
Jenks’ Arizona Fall League teammate Marcus Thames, the hitting coach for the White Sox, said, “He was a gamer— this guy gave you everything he had every single time.”. “Last year, I saw him. He gave me one of those big bear hugs when he visited the stadium, which I hadn’t seen him in a long time. ””,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2005-10-27T00:00:00Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({“preferredPlaybacks”:”mp4AvcPlayback”})”:”http://mediadownloads . mlb . com/mlbam/mp4/2018/10/17/1285656/1539756832877/asset_1200K . mp4″,”type”:”video”,”description”:”Juan Uribe makes the final out as the Chicago White Sox complete a 4-game sweep of the Houston Astros and win the 2005 World Series”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:00:32″,”slug”:”white-sox-are-world-champions-c3461473″,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-away-team-id-145″,”title”:”HBmig away_team_id: 145″,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-145″,”title”:”Chicago White Sox”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:145″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-team-id-145″,”title”:”HBmig 145″,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-408057″,”title”:”Bobby Jenks”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:408057″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-subject-mlbcom-feature”,”title”:”HBmig MLBCOM_FEATURE”,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-home-team-id-117″,”title”:”HBmig home_team_id: 117″,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-346874″,”title”:”Juan Uribe”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:346874″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-combined-media-state-media-archive”,”title”:”HBmig MEDIA_ARCHIVE”,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-subject-mlbcom-no-transcode”,”title”:”HBmig MLBCOM_NO_TRANSCODE”,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”final-play”,”title”:”final play”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”world-series”,”title”:”World Series”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”classic”,”title”:”classic”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”defense”,”title”:”defense”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:”https://img . mlbstatic . com/mlb-images/image/private/{formatInstructions}/mlb/so6hyyow5yva0zuu1sos”},”title”:”White Sox win 2005 World Series”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/white-sox-are-world-champions-c3461473″},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”During his time in Chicago, Jenks routinely lit up the radar gun — endearing himself to the fanbase with his very first pitch, a 102 mph fastball.
“He was a big teddy bear off the field, but everyone remembers him as a big guy and tough competitor who could throw 100,” said teammate Paul Konerko. “Bobby was on the mound at the end of the game for some of the biggest wins in White Sox history, and he played a huge part in our success.”. We will all sincerely miss him. “”.
Jenks played alongside White Sox first base coach Jason Bourgeois during the team’s 2008 postseason run. “,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”: “Markdown”,”content”:”Bourgeois stated, “He was setting an example, had a composed manner, and could throw the ball with ease.”. “To be honest, he truly did embody the closer role.”. He was a lively, gregarious man who made us feel welcome and had excellent communication skills with the young guys. “,”type: “text”},{“__typename”: “OEmbed”,”html”:”.
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