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Bobby Jenks, the closer for the 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox, died on Saturday at the age of 44.
Jenks had been battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer.
“We have lost an iconic member of the White Sox family today,” White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a statement.
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World Series, Chicago White Sox A,J, Pierzynski (12) and Bobby Jenks (45) victorious after winning Game 4 and series vs Houston Astros, Houston, TX 10/26/2005 (John Biever/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
“None of us will ever forget that ninth inning of Game 4 in Houston, all that Bobby did for the 2005 World Series champions and for the entire Sox organization during his time in Chicago. He and his family knew cancer would be his toughest battle, and he will be missed as a husband,