SINTRA, Portugal -- Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks, who recorded the final out of the 2005 World Series to end the White Sox 88-year championship drought, has died. He was 44. Jenks died July 4 in Sintra, Portugal, after a long battle with adenocarcinoma, a rare form of stomach cancer, the White Sox announced.

The Chicago White Sox announced the death of former All-Star pitcher Bobby Jenks after a battle with adenocarcinoma. He was an All-Star with the team.

Former Chicago White Sox All-Star and World Series champion Bobby Jenks has died at the age of 44. Jenks died on Friday while undergoing treatment for adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer, in Sintra,

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