Bobby Jenks, twice Closer Closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White SoxIt is being treated for stomach cancer.
Jenks shared his status from a hospital bed in Portugal in an interview with MLB.com on Saturday, and the White socks He later sent his best wishes through social networks.
“We are with you, Bobby Jenks,” the team wrote in a Instagram mail.
Jenks, 43, said he is planning to recover well enough to return for a second season as manager of Windy Windy City Thunderbolts in Crestwood, Illinois.
“Now it's time to do what I have to do to improve and have more time, however, you want to look at it,” Jenks told Mlb.com In an interview.
'I will tell you one thing: I will not die here in Portugal'.
Bobby Jenks announced on Saturday that it is being treated for stomach cancer in Portugal
Jenks is a two -time World Series champion and twice with Chicago's white socks
Jenks helped the White Sox to win the 2005 World Series, saving four games in six appearances during the postseason race.
It was an All-Star in each of the following two seasons while saving a total of 81 games in 2006 and 2007. During the next three seasons, he averaged more than 28 salvages a year.
He withdrew 41 consecutive batters in 2007, coinciding with a record for a reliever.
Jenks kept 173 games for white socks in six seasons before finishing his career with 19 appearances in 2011 with the Red Boston socks.