Bobby Jenks, the larger-than-life flame-throwing reliever who helped the White Sox close out their first World Series title in almost a century, has died at age 44, the team announced Saturday. Jenks died Friday in Portugal, where he had been undergoing treatment for adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer.

Bobby Jenks, 44, a former two-time All-Star pitcher for the Chicago White Sox who was on the roster when the franchise won the 2005 World Series, died Friday in Sintra, Portugal, the team announced, after battling adenocarcinoma,

Former Chicago White Sox All-Star pitcher Bobby Jenks, who helped the club to a World Series title in 2005, died Friday in Sintra, Portugal, where he had been battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer,