Former MLB All-Star And World Series Champion Discloses Heartbreaking Diagnosis

Former MLB All-Star closer and World Series champion Bobby Jenks revealed he’s being treated for stomach cancer.

“Jenks shared his condition from a Portugal hospital bed in an interview with MLB.com on Saturday, and the White Sox later sent their best wishes via social media,” ESPN stated.

“We stand with you, Bobby Jenks. Thinking of Bobby as he is being treated for Stage 4 adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer,” the Chicago White Sox wrote.

We stand with you, Bobby Jenks.

Thinking of Bobby as he is being treated for Stage 4 adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. https://t.co/47VIPnIq7V pic.twitter.com/jH4R9KN4cx

— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) February 15, 2025

Jenks won the World Series with the White Sox in 2005.

“Jenks is a two-time All-Star who formerly held the major league record for retiring consecutive batters (41),” Wikipedia stated.

Former World Series champion closer Bobby Jenks says he has stomach cancer https://t.co/PW8p8RMp2Y pic.twitter.com/kg0GasyB7V

— New York Post (@nypost) February 16, 2025

Per ESPN:

The 43-year-old Jenks said he’s planning to recover well enough to return for a second season as manager of the minor league Windy City Thunderbolts in Crestwood, Illinois.

“Now it’s time to do what I got to do to get myself better and get myself more time, however you want to look at it,” Jenks told MLB.com in an interview. “I’ll tell you one thing: I’m not going to die here in Portugal.”

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Jenks helped the White Sox win the 2005 World Series, saving four games in six appearances during the postseason run. He was an All-Star in each of the next two seasons while saving 81 games overall in 2006 and 2007. Over the next three seasons, he averaged 28-plus saves.

He retired 41 consecutive batters in 2007, matching a record for a reliever.

Jenks saved 173 games for the White Sox over six seasons before finishing his career with 19 appearances in 2011 with the Boston Red Sox.

“I’ll tell you one thing: I’m not going to die here in Portugal.” I spoke this morning with Bobby Jenks, who is battling Stage 4 stomach cancer, being treated at a hospital in Portugal. Here’s the former White Sox closer’s story, with a message: https://t.co/fzquSZCYHk

— Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) February 15, 2025

We support Bobby Jenks as he battles cancer.

Jenks isn’t expected to be here for the start of the season but he has this message for the fans: “I want them to know I’m doing well and send their prayers and go down to Windy City and root for those boys.”https://t.co/TKDlKRJBgx

— Windy City ThunderBolts (@WCThunderBolts) February 15, 2025

From the New York Post:

Jenks, 43, shared his current condition from a Portugal hospital bed during an interview with MLB.com Saturday morning.

“You know, the s— I was doing in my 20s and early 30s, no normal person would have survived,” Jenks told MLB.com. “So, in one way, I’m grateful to be alive. In another way, I’m not surprised this happened. It goes to show you have to take care of yourself from top to bottom with nutrition and exercise and having a good daily plan.”

Jenks added, “I’m not saying you need to turn yourself into a Greek god, but you need to watch what you put into your body. Unfortunately, in my 20s, it was the last thing on my mind, being worried about what was going in. I’m not saying that’s 100 percent the factor of what happened here.”

The 43-year-old spent the majority of his seven-year MLB career with the White Sox, where he was a member of the 2005 World Series championship team.

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