Chicago White Sox Pay Tribute To Bobby Jenks With Sign, Uniform Patch

An image near the dugout shows late White Sox closer Bobby Jenks celebrating the final out of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks (45) celebrates after recording the final out against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. | Jerry Lai-Imagn Images

CHICAGO –– The White Sox are honoring Bobby Jenks, who died on Friday at age 44, in a few distinct ways.

Before Monday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, the team played a tribute video with iconic moments from Jenks' six-year career with the White Sox. It included clips like Jenks recording the final out in Game 4 to clinch the 2005 World Series and moments from his 2006 and 2007 All-Star seasons.

hicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi (23) and teammates look on during a tribute video to Bobby Jenks at Rate Field. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images

Bobby will forever hold a special place in all our hearts 🤍 pic.twitter.com/CLNi7g0Tzh

— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) July 5, 2025

On Wednesday, the White Sox debuted a new graphic near the dugout down the third base line, which shows Jenks celebrating the final out of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series. The image is located near the on-deck circle.

To honor the legacy of Bobby Jenks, the White Sox have put up this vinyl of his iconic pose after recording the final out in Game 1 of the 2005 World Series in the home on-deck circle 👏 pic.twitter.com/sIioEuV1w4

— MLB (@MLB) July 9, 2025

The White Sox also plan to wear a No. 45 uniform patch for the remainder of the 2025 season. The patches are scheduled to be ready for Thursday's game against the Cleveland Guardians at 6:40 p.m. CT at Rate Field.

White Sox general manager Chris Getz also shared a few thoughts on Jenks before Monday's game.

"Personally, I was lucky to play with him in 2008, 2009. And I think you can pick up the theme, when everyone talks about Bobby and what a great teammate he was," Getz said. "Just a big heart. He was just this most fun-loving kid and obviously a tremendous competitor on the mound. He didn't have an easy life. He didn't. I know that his family's got to be really going through it right now. It's obviously really sad."

"We've got the reunion coming up here shortly, and it'll be nice to have a lot of those guys around and tell stories about Bobby Jenks and the impact that he made on this organization, but more importantly on them. He'll be dearly missed. I'm just happy that I was able to play with him, because he really was a special person."

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