MLB legend Bobby Jenks has shared the sad news that he is suffering from stomach cancer and revealed that he is grateful to still be alive.
The 43-year-old was a closer in MLB and won the World Series during his career, and he shared the news from his hospital bed in Portugal whilst speaking to MLB.com.
“You know, the s- I was doing in my 20s and early 30s, no normal person would have survived,” Jenks told MLB.com.
“So, in one way, I’m grateful to be alive. In another way, I’m not surprised this happened. It goes to show you have to take care of yourself from top to bottom with nutrition and exercise and having a good daily plan.”
Jenks added: “I’m not saying you need to turn yourself into a Greek god, but you need to watch what you put into your body. Unfortunately, in my 20s, it was the last thing on my mind, being worried about what was going in. I’m not saying that’s 100 percent the factor of what happened here.”
A World Series Champion
Most of Jenks’ career in MLB was spent with the White Sox, and that is where he won the World Series Championship in 2005 which was certainly the crowning moment of his career.
“Now it’s time to do what I got to do to get myself better and get myself more time, however you want to look at it,” Jenks told MLB.com. “I’ll tell you one thing: I’m not going to die here in Portugal.”
Jenks and his family recently moved to Portugal to be closer to his wife’s family. He has been coaching since he retired from MLB in 2011 and he currently leads the Windy City ThunderBolts of the Frontier League.
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