Former Chicago White Sox Bobby Jenks, Bobby Jenks, announced on Saturday that he had stadium adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer.
Jenks, 43, announced his condition An interview with mlb.com From a hospital bed in Portugal, where he moved to get closer to his wife’s family.
Jenks launched seven MLB seasons, including six with the White Sox. He won a world series with Chicago as a recruit and part-time lifter in 2005. He worked as Chicago’s principal for the next five seasons and was appointed All-Star in 2006 and 2007. Jenks A Played his last MLB season with the Boston Red Sox in 2011.
Jenks did not discuss a prognosis with mlb.com
“Now it’s time to do what I have to do to improve and have more time, but you want to look at it,” said Jenks. “I’m going to tell you one thing: I’m not going to die here in Portugal.”
“They will not put figures there. I wouldn’t even want the figures. You hear stories all the time: “Oh, they gave me six months ago, 25 years old. I don’t buy that. Everything that happens, it will happen despite everything. »»
Jenks is the father of six children and has children aged 11 and 5 who live with him and his wife, Sirtra, in Portugal. According to MLB.com, he previously talked about improving his lifestyle, in particular by removing drugs and alcohol and eating healthier. He cited his previous lifestyle as playing a factor in his diagnosis.
“You know, the S *** that I was doing in the twenties and the early 1930s, no normal person would have survived,” said Jenks, by MLB.com. “So, in a sense, I am grateful to be alive. In another way, I am not surprised that this happened. This shows that you must take care of yourself from top to bottom with nutrition and exercise and have a good daily plan.
“I’m not saying that you have to transform yourself into a Greek god, but you have to look at what you put in your body. Unfortunately, in their twenties, it was the last thing in my mind, worrying about what was going on. I’m not saying it’s 100% of the factor of what happened here. “”
The White Sox published a message to Jenks on Instagram on Saturday.
“We stick to you, Bobby Jenks,” reads the White Sox message.
Jenks hopes to recover and return to his second season as manager of the Windy City Thunderbolts minor league in Crestwood, Illinois. According to MLB.com, Jenks also hopes to be able to attend the 20th meeting of the 2005 World Series team in Chicago on July 11.
