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Chicago White Sox They were in mourning Monday night, and they died at age 44 after battling cancer as they played their first home game since former pitcher Bobby Jenks’ death.
The team, who wears a 45th-ranked patch on their jerseys to commemorate Jenk, had a moment of silence after showing tribute videos to people in the stands on Monday night Rate Field.
The No. 45 patch will be worn for the rest of the 2025 season.
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Chicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendy (23) and his teammates are looking at the homage to former player Bobby Jenks before the team plays against the Toronto Blue Jays on the rating field. (Matt Marton-Immagn image)
It was a gloomy moment, but it was expected to honor Jenks following the news of his death over the weekend.
In February, Jenks announced that he was dealing with stage 4 adenocarcinoma, a type of stomach cancer. He was in hospital bed when he announced to MLB.com after moving to Portugal to get closer to his wife’s family.
Bobby Jenks, near the White Sox World Series winning team, died at age 44.
“We have lost an iconic White Sox family member today,” White Sox Chairman Jerry Reindulf said in a statement.
“Nine innings of Game 4 in Houston, everything Bobby did throughout the Sox organization during his time in 2005 World Series champion and Chicago, he and his family knew that cancer was his toughest fight.
Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks is remembered before a game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. (Matt Marton-Immagn image)
Jenks did not reveal any situation other than a diagnosis, but said he wanted to be part of the White Sox 20th anniversary ceremony for the 2005 World Series victory. It will be this Friday, Chicago will take on it. Cleveland Guardians.
Jenks played seven seasons in MLB, six of which were with the White Sox. When he debuted with them in 2005, he was a huge success, earning a 2.75 ERA in 32 games while batting 11.4 batters per nine innings.
His consistency on the mound made Jenks even closer in the end through the team’s World Series runs that season, and he pitched in all four games as the White Sox took the Houston Astros by storm and scored everything.
Jenks won consecutive All-Star bids in 2006 and 2007, finishing his career with a 3.53 ERA. Another team he played for was the Boston Red Sox before retiring after the 2011 season.
Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks (45) during his nine innings with the New York Yankees at US Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois on August 29, 2010. (Dennis Wierzbicki/USA Today Sports)
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Jenks also fought alcoholism and drug addiction and effectively ended his career before he calmed down in 2012.
Jenks survived by his wife and six children, four of which were from previous marriages.
Ryan Morik of Fox News contributed to this report.
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