Former Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Jenks has died. He passed away on July 4th, 2025, after fighting adenocarcinoma, a type of stomach cancer. He was only 44 years old.

Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 44.

Bobby Jenks, the closer for the 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox whose fastball touched 100 mph in an era when such heat was uncommon, died July 4 of stomach cancer, the White Sox ...

Jenks saved 173 games for the White Sox from 2005-10 before finishing his career with 19 appearances in 2011 for the Boston Red Sox. For his career, he was 16-20 with a 3.53 ERA and 351 strikeouts ...

FILE - Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks looks on during a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Aug. 30, 2010, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File) (Mark Duncan | AP) Jenks ...

December 1, 2010 / 7:05 PM CST / CBS Chicago Bobby Jenks' future with the White Sox is up in the air as the deadline to tender contracts approaches Dec. 2nd and Jenks is a non-tender candidate.

FILE - Chicago White Sox's Bobby Jenks shakes hands with 3-year-old Gherig Gesch before the White Sox's spring training baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Feb. 27, 2008, in Tucson, Ariz.

March 20 (UPI) -- Former Chicago White Sox World Series champion Bobby Jenks, battling stomach cancer, announced Thursday that he is holding a final autograph signing event to raise money for ...