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White Sox Unveil Tribute Video to Bobby Jenks Ahead of 2005 Reunion

It arrives days before the White Sox gather to honor their 2005 championship team.

FILE - Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks looks on during a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Aug. 30, 2010, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)
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Bobby Jenks in Aug. 2010.
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Overview

  • The video features former manager Ozzie Guillen, first baseman Paul Konerko and other teammates reflecting on Jenks’s role in closing out the 2005 World Series sweep.
  • Team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf lauded Jenks as “an iconic member of the White Sox family” and highlighted his decisive ninth-inning save in Game 4 at Houston.
  • The tribute precedes the franchise’s July 11–13 reunion of the 2005 title team, where further commemorations are planned.
  • Jenks died July 4 in Sintra, Portugal at age 44 after battling Stage 4 adenocarcinoma that he publicly disclosed in February.
  • In March he held an autograph-signing fundraiser to support his cancer treatment after relocating to Portugal with his wife, Eleni Tzitzivacos.