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The death of Bobby Jenks shocked the baseball world last week, and emotions ran high on social media as ESPN caught some flak for his wording on a social media post about the late one earlier closer.
Jenks, 44, died after a battle with stomach cancer. He was a two-time all-star with Chicago White Sox and was the anchor of Bullpen in 2005 during their magic race after the season and defeated Houston Astros in the World Series. He had four savings in the autumn period.
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White Sox Relief Pitcher Bobby Jenks during the ninth round against New York Yankees in the American cellular field in Chicago, August 29, 2010. (Dennis Wierzbicki-usa Today Sports)
A social media post about Jenks described him as “being on the guard plan.”
“Bobby Jenks, a two-time all-star pitcher for Chicago White Sox, who was on the on-call list when the franchise won the World Series in 2005, died Friday in Sintra, Portugal, announced the team,” The Post on X Read.
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Boston Red Sox Reliever Bobby Jenks sits against Los Angeles at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California on April 21, 2010. (Gary A. Vasquez-usa Today Sports)
Former players like AJ Pierzynski and Doug Mientkiewicz questioned the post.
Pakinomist Digital reached out to ESPN to comment.
Jenks was a fifth round election in 2000 out of high school, debuted in MLB in 2005 and immediately burst out on stage. In 32 games he threw himself to a 2.75 era and beat 11.4 fighters per year. Nine.
Due to his quick success, he earned the closer role in front of the post -season. He appeared in all four matches of the autumn classic and got the final out that cracked Sox’s 88-year-old championship drought.
Former White Sox jug Bobby Jenks is remembered before the game between Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago, July 6, 2025. (Matt Marton-Preferred Pictures)
He retired after the season in 2011 and spent six of his seven seasons in Chicago and the other with Boston Red Sox.
Jenks completed his career with a 3.53 ERA and 351 strikes.
