Former Major League Baseball closer Bobby Jenks has died at the age of 44 after a battle with a terminal form of stomach cancer, the Chicago White Sox announced on Saturday. Jenks died on July 4 in Sintra, Portugal.

Former White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks, who brought the team to victory at the 2005 World Series, died after a battle with stage 4 stomach cancer.

After the death of former closer Bobby Jenks, the Chicago White Sox will honor him on their home field for the rest of the season.

Former Chicago White Sox All-Star pitcher and 2005 World Series Champion Bobby Jenks passed away yesterday, July 4, in Sintra, Portugal, where he had been battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. He was 44 years old. pic.twitter.com/KDb3I0KL66

The White Sox announced that Jenks passed away on Friday in Portugal, where his family had moved to be closer to his wife's family.

The Chicago White Sox paid tribute to late closer Bobby Jenks by wearing “45” patches on their uniforms on Thursday night. The White Sox debuted Jenks’ uniform number patches against the Cleveland Guardians and will wear them for the remainder of the season.

For a guy who loved being on the mound, Buehrle kind of hates attention. “I was literally nervous as can be all day today."

Chicago was planning to honor late closer Bobby Jenks versus the Guardians before a postponement due to inclement weather. The hard-throwing right-hander passed away at 44 years old on July 4 following a battle with adenocarcinoma,