Two-time MLB all-star closure and world series champion Bobby Jenx with Chicago White Socks died on July 4 in Sintra, Portugal, where he was battling Stage 4 Adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer, Team announced,
He was 44 years old.
“He and his family knew that cancer would be his most difficult battle, and he would miss as a husband, father, friend and team partner,” Jerry Rindorf said in a statement, owner of White Socks. “He will always hold a special place in all our hearts.”
Genux helped White Sax win the 2005 World Series, who saved four games in six demonstrations during the postson run. He was an all-star in each of the next two sessions, saving a total of 81 games in 2006 and 2007. In the next three sessions, he saved an average of 28-plus one year.
He retired 41 consecutive batsmen in 2007, matching a record for a reliever.
“He was embarrassing people, good hitters, immediately,”
Genx saved 173 games for White Sox since 2005–10 before finishing his career with 19 performances for Boston Red Socks. For his career, he was all in relief, with 3.53 ERAs 16–20 and 348 with 351 strikeouts.
Jenx underwent surgery to remove bone spurs in his back in December 2011 and never returned to the field. In 2015, Genux filed a case for medical misconduct. In 2019, Jenx agreed to accept a $ 5.1 million agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital and a doctor says that the cause of a spine injury is at the end of his career.
Genux survived his wife, Eleni Tzitzivacos, his two children, Zeno and Kate, and his four children, a pre -wedding, earning, nolan, Rilan and Jackson.
Prior to his death, Jenux stated that he was planning to recover sufficiently to return to a second season as a manager of Minor League City Thunderbolts in Crestwood, Illinois, told MLB.com in February.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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