Stage 4 Adenocarcinoma died after a fight with a form of stomach cancer on Friday after the death of Bobby Jenux, a 2005 Chicago White Sax World Series Championship team member.
Jenux, a flame-showered Reliler, who appeared in the 2006 and 2007 All-Star Games, was 44 years old.
“We have lost a prestigious member of the White Sax family today,” said Jerry Rinsdorf, president of White Socks. “None of us will ever forget the ninth innings of Game 4 in Houston, which Bobby had done for the 2005 world series Champion and during his time in Chicago for the entire Sox organization. He and his family knew that cancer would be his most difficult battle, and he would miss a special place in all our hearts.”
In just six seasons (2005–10) with Chicago, Jenx posted 173 saves and 334 strikeouts in 341 2/3 innings. He ranks second in the team’s history only behind Bobby Thigpen’s 201, Sews.
Genx is also the sixth in Showwave (329) and the seventh in the strikeout for white Sox Relief Pichures.
“The terrible news about Bobby,” said former batsman AJ Peerzinski. “He came into major leagues with some of the greatest expectations and left them. Bobby was a big-life figure and was a fan related to it. He flourished very quickly for a brilliant game career in life, and after his sports days he did a lot to help himself and others. By all his family, friends and companions.”
Jenx was originally drafted by Angels in 2000, but was claimed by Chicago to December 2004. He was called in the mid-season in 2005 and started his major league on 6 July. Genux played the role of a closure and earned six saves during the regular season, then appeared in six playoff games. He recorded a sev in the series-clinning win over Boston in ALDS and closed the door on Houston in the final game (Game 4) of the 2005 World Series.
Jenx recorded 41 sews in 2006 and more than 40 in 2007, both earned all-star nodes in both season. He set a major league record in 2007, retiring 41 consecutive hits. At the age of 26, he was the second youngest reliever to record the back-to-back 40-service season.
He left Chicago after 27 saved season in 2010 and completed his career in Boston the following year. He appeared in 19 matches with Red Sox, but he did not add his sews.
For her career, Jenx posted a 16–20 record with 3.53 ERA and is ranked 75th in the MLB All-Times Saves list.
Former team partner Paul Konco said, “It is just a sad day for his family and friends, former team colleagues and all white sox fans.” “Everyone remembers him as a big man and a difficult contestant who could throw 100, but he was actually a big teddy bear from the field. Bobby was such a big part of our success and was on the mound at the end of the game for the biggest victory in White Sox history. He would actually miss everyone.”
After a prolonged absence of Genx from professional baseball, Mission Hills, California, the native was employed as a pitching coach for MLB Partner League Club, Grand Junction Rockies. He was promoted as a manager in 2022 and the League’s Manager of the Year Award was earned as The Rockies (now Jacquelops) won the league title.
Jenx and his wife, Eleni Tzitzivacos, moved to Portugal in October 2024. Not long, when they moved, they were detected by deep vein thrombosis in their right calf and later dealt with many blood clots in their lungs. In the early 2025, he noticed that his energy level was decreasing, and after testing at a local hospital, it was discovered that a tumor was formed in his chest.
Jenx is alive by his wife, his two children and four children from the previous marriage.
“Bobby Jenx is one of my all -time favorite players. I loved the man.” “This is a very sad day for everyone involved with white sox. Everyone remembers the moment when I called for Big Feela in the World Series, so the boblehead of that moment will be a great way for the fans of White Sox.
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