Former Chicago White Sox star closer and World Series champion Bobby Jenks has been diagnosed with stomach cancer, he told MLB.com.

Former MLB closer and World Series champion Bobby Jenks announced on Saturday that he is battling stomach cancer. Jenks, 43, shared his current condition from a Portugal hospital bed during an interview with MLB.com Saturday morning.

Bobby Jenks always has been a bigger than life character, both physically and as a Major League Baseball presence over seven seasons. Babe Ruthian, with a better fastball. His first pitch thrown as a

Former MLB closer Bobby Jenks, who as a rookie in 2005 secured the last out of the Chicago White Sox's World Series clincher, is battling advanced stomach cancer. Jenks, now 43, disclosed the news during an interview with MLB.

MLB player revealed his Stage 4 adenocarcinoma diagnosis in an interview with MLB.com, amid the loss of his family's Pacific Palisades home in last month's California wildfires. Having revealed to the outlet that his cancer journey began shortly after his family moved to Portugal last year,

Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks has announced that he is currently battling Stage 4 stomach cancer. Jenks, who won a World Series title with the White Sox in 2005, is currently in a hospital in Portugal,

Former Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks is battling cancer. The White Sox are sharing a message of love and hope to Jenks amidst that cancer journey. We stand with you, Bobby Jenks. Thinking of Bobby as he is being treated for Stage 4 adenocarcinoma,