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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World Series team, the White Sox have several events planned featuring players, coaches and broadcasters, along with various giveaways.

White Sox fans will always remember Jenks for playing a pivotal role in snapping their nearly century-long championship drought. They hadn't won a title since 1917 until he recorded the save in Game 4 of Chicago's 2005 World Series sweep of the Houston Astros. Most impressively, the big hurler was a rookie, pitching with moxie beyond his years.

Jenks, who pitched at Lakeland High and for the Prairie Cardinals American Legion team in the late 1990s died Friday in Sintra, Portugal, where he was being treated for adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer.