SINTRA, Portugal -- Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks, who recorded the final out of the 2005 World Series to end the White Sox 88-year championship drought, has died. He was 44. Jenks died July 4 in Sintra, Portugal, after a long battle with adenocarcinoma, a rare form of stomach cancer, the White Sox announced.

Bobby Jenks, the closer for the 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox, has died of stomach cancer at 44.

The White Sox said Bobby Jenks died Friday in Sintra, Portugal, where he was being treated for adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer.