White Sox pay tribute to Bobby Jenks by wearing '45' uniform patches
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 1 year, 1 month AGO
Courtesy whitesox.com The Chicago White Sox are paying tribute to late closer Bobby Jenks by wearing “45” patches on their uniforms. The White Sox will wear them for the remainder of the season.
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CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox paid tribute to late closer Bobby Jenks by wearing "45" patches on their uniforms on Thursday night.
Jenks, who pitched at Lakeland High and for the Prairie Cardinals American Legion team in the late 1990s died Friday in Sintra, Portugal, where he was being treated for adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. He was 44.
The White Sox debuted Jenks' uniform number patches against the Cleveland Guardians and will wear them for the remainder of the season.
Thursday's game was rained out.
Jenks helped the White Sox win the 2005 World Series, saving four games in six appearances during the postseason. He was on the mound for the final out in Game 4 at Houston, giving Chicago its first championship since 1917. Jenks made All-Star teams while saving 41 games in 2006 and 40 in 2007.
Members of the 2005 team are gathering in Chicago this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the title run. The White Sox are scheduled to unveil a statue of former ace Mark Buehrle today.