A social media publish by ESPN has drawn criticism after it described the late Bobby Jenks as being “on the roster” of the White Sox’s 2005 world championship crew in a publish about his dying earlier this week.
The issue with that was Jenks was extra than simply “on the roster,” actually he was the nearer when the White Sox gained the World Sequence in 2005 and appeared in six postseason video games throughout that run, incomes saves in Recreation 3 of the ALDS and Video games 1 and 4 of the Fall Basic in opposition to the Astros.
However the publish on X about Jenks’ dying on the age of 44 from ESPN didn’t seize the significance he performed within the crew’s success that yr.
“Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, who was on the roster when the franchise won the 2005 World Series, died on Friday in Sintra, Portugal, the team announced,” the publish learn.
Former main leaguer gamers rapidly took to social media to criticize the Worldwide Chief.
“ESPN should be ashamed and embarrassed for writing something like this! ‘Was on the roster’? He was THE CLOSER on a championship winning team. Do some research before you release something. Have some respect! RIP Bobby Jenks condolences to his family and teammates,” former Twins and Pink Sox star Doug Mientkiewicz wrote on X.
“He did a whole lot more than just be on the roster! He closed out the World Series!! #RIPBobbyJenks #2005forever,” wrote former White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski wrote on X.
Pierzynski was on the Chicago crew that swept the Astros within the World Sequence.
Jenks died on the age of 44 after a battle with adenocarcinoma, which is a type of abdomen most cancers, in Sintra, Portugal, the place he had been residing to be nearer to his spouse’s household.
The previous White Sox pitcher spent six of his seven years within the majors in Chicago earlier than enjoying one season with Boston.
Jenks recorded 173 saves in his profession and was an All-Star twice, in 2006 and 2007.
