Bobby Jenks, the closer for the 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox, has died of stomach cancer at 44.

Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks has died at the age of 44 from a rare form of stomach cancer. Jenks was a two-time All-Star pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and was part of the team that ended their 88-year wait for a World Series title in 2005.

Jenks died at the age of 44 on July 4 in Sinatra, Portugal, from adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. Jenks, who had managed an independent league baseball team in Chicago in 2024, had recently moved to Portugal to be near his wife’s family.