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Bobby Jenks, the closer for the 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox, died on Saturday at the age of 44.
Jenks had been battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer.
"We have lost an iconic member of the White Sox family today," White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a statement.
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"None of us will ever forget that ninth inning of Game 4 in Houston, all that Bobby did for the 2005 World Series champions and for the entire Sox organization during his time in Chicago. He and his family knew cancer would be his toughest battle, and he will be missed as a husband, father, friend and teammate. He will forever hold a special place in all our hearts."
Jenks was a fifth-round pick in 2000 out of high school and made his MLB debut in 2005, immediately burst onto the scene. In 32 games, he pitched to a 2.75 ERA and struck out 11.4 batters per nine.
Because of his rapid success, he earned the closer's role ahead of the postseason. He appeared in all four games of that Fall Classic and got the final out that snapped the Sox's 88-year championship drought.
Jenks was named an All-Star in both 2006 and 2007, finishing his career with a 3.53 ERA.
He retired after the 2011 season, spending six of his seven seasons in Chicago and the other with the Boston Red Sox.
During his heyday, he became the second-youngest pitcher to record back-to-back 40-save seasons, doing so in his consecutive All-Star campaigns. He also set a record by retiring 41 consecutive batters in 2007.
Jenks struggled with alcoholism and drug addiction that effectively ended his career, but became sober in 2012.
Jenks had been undergoing treatment in Portugal when he died. He was diagnosed with the disease shortly after losing his home in the Palisades wildfires earlier this year.
He is survived by his wife and six children, four of whom were from a prior marriage.
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The Houston Texans have pledged $500,000 to the community after a deadly flash flood in Texas Hill Country claimed the lives of at least 27 people, including children, Friday.
The Texans released a statement Saturday, adding the donation will provide support and resources for the communities "impacted by the devastating flooding."
"We are heartbroken by the loss and damage that our neighbors in the Texas Hill Country have endured. We are especially devastated to hear about the children who are still missing, and we are praying they are reunited with their families soon," the statement said.
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"Our hearts will remain with everyone affected and, in addition to our donation, we will continue to support the search, rescue and recovery efforts in the coming weeks."
Panic ensued Friday night when more than two dozen campers from Camp Mystic, an all-girls private Christian camp in Hunt, Texas, were reported missing. There were 750 attendees at the camp when the flood hit.
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Anne Hunt confirmed to Fox News Digital that her daughter Janie was one of the campers killed in the flood. Renee Smajstrla was identified as another deceased camper.
On Saturday, Kerr County announced the flooding killed 27 people, nine of whom were children. The Kerr County Sheriff's Office said that more than 850 uninjured people and eight injured people had been evacuated as of Saturday morning.
The Kerr County Sheriff's Office is encouraging those with missing loved ones to call the Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767 for information.
Fox News Digital’s Rachel Wolf and Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
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The struggling New York Yankees have taken another big loss, this time on the injury front.
Starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt will "likely" require Tommy John surgery, manager Aaron Boone said on Saturday, according to the New York Post.
Tommy John surgery would sideline Schmidt for the remainder of this season and likely all of next season.
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Schmidt, 29, has emerged as a key starter for the Yankees this season as he has a 3.32 ERA in 14 games started this season. He recently set the franchise record with 28 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings.
If Schmidt does indeed need Tommy John surgery, it will be the second time the right-handed pitcher has undergone the surgery in his career. Schmidt underwent Tommy John surgery in May 2017, just a month before the Yankees selected him in the first-round of the MLB Draft out of South Carolina.
"Any time you’re getting an MRI on your forearm, or whatever the body part is, you’re not feeling happy about it," Schmidt said before learning the results of the testing.
Schmidt was initially placed on the IL with right forearm soreness, which he said began in his June 4 outing against the Cleveland Guardians.
Schmidt only pitched three innings in the team’s loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. He allowed three earned runs on four hits in those three innings before he left the game due to injury.
With the loss of Schmidt for the foreseeable future, the Yankees starting rotation is in disarray.
Max Fried and Carlos Rodon are a formidable one-two punch, but after them the rotation is full of question marks.
Ryan Yarbrough is on the injured list with an oblique injury, and he has not started throwing. Reigning AL Rookie of the Year, Luis Gil, threw to hitters for the first time on June 21 as he ramps up from a lat injury.
Marcus Stroman has made two starts since coming off the IL with a knee injury, but he cannot be relied upon as he has a 7.45 ERA in five starts this season. Rookie Will Warren has shown flashes of brilliance but has struggled at times as he has a 5.02 ERA in 18 games started.
The Yankees are calling up Cam Schlittler to replace Schmidt in the rotation, according to a report from the New York Post.
Schlittler has a 3.52 ERA in 15 games (14 starts) across Double-A and Triple-A this season.
Fried, Rodon, Stroman, Warren and reportedly Schlittler currently makeup the rotation for a floundering Yankees team that has lost five in a row.
The Yankees fell out of first place for the first time since April and trail the Toronto Blue Jays by two games.
The Yankees (48-40) will look to bounce back and snap their losing streak when they take on the New York Mets (51-38) in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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