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Fox News
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
ESPN draws backlash for social media post on World Series champ Bobby Jenks' death
The death of Bobby Jenks shocked the baseball world last week and emotions ran high on social media as ESPN caught some flak for its wording on a social media post about the late former closer. Jenks, 44, died after a battle with stomach cancer. He was a two-time All-Star with the Chicago White Sox and was the anchor for the bullpen in 2005 during their magical postseason run, defeating the Houston Astros in the World Series. He had four saves in that postseason. A social media post about Jenks described him as "being on the roster." "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 post on X read. Former players like A.J. Pierzynski and Doug Mientkiewicz took issue with the post. Fox News Digital reached out to ESPN for comment. Jenks was a fifth-round pick in 2000 out of high school, made his MLB debut in 2005 and 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. He retired after the 2011 season, spending six of his seven seasons in Chicago and the other with the Boston Red Sox. Jenks finished his career with a 3.53 ERA and 351 strikeouts. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Chris Sale injury update
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale is on the 15-day injured list after fracturing his rib cage making a dive while attempting to field a ground ball late in last Wednesday's start. Today, a few updates emerged from sources across the baseball universe which provided some good news mixed in with the bad news that Sale won't be returning anytime soon. Advertisement Sale's former battery mate with the Chicago White Sox - and former Atlanta Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski - provided an update during today's Foul Territory that Sale has two small rib fractures. The Athletic's David O'Brien added that Sale is traveling with the team and receiving treatment while on the road. Furthermore, O'Brien passed along the good news that the Braves expect Sale to pitch again this season. Sale, 36, was in the midst of another outstanding season with 2.5 fWAR across 15 starts. He was striking out almost 31-percent of the batters he faced this season while walking only 7-percent. He was carrying a 2.65 FIP in 89.1 innings at the time of his injury. It will be yet another injury-shortened campaign for the 2024 NL Cy Young Award winner. But, hopefully one that will see him return to the mound later this summer. Advertisement More from
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Clint Frazier picks White Sox over Yankees for best clubhouse experience
Clint Frazier picks White Sox over Yankees for best clubhouse experience originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Clint Frazier didn't hesitate. Asked which experience he'd rather relive—the regimented life as a New York Yankee or the chaotic freedom of the 2023 Chicago White Sox—Frazier didn't flinch. Advertisement 'White Sox all day, dude,' he told former Chicago catcher A.J. Pierzynski on the Foul Territory podcast. 'If the Red Sox got a documentary, the White Sox are so much more deserving of it… That was the most fun I've ever had.' It was a telling moment from a player who arrived in New York with outsized expectations and left with a resume shaped as much by drama as production. Frazier was the headlining return in the 2016 deadline trade that sent All-Star reliever Andrew Miller to Cleveland. A former first-round pick and top-25 prospect, he was supposed to be part of the Yankees' next core. At times, he looked the part. In 228 games over parts of five seasons in the Bronx, he hit .239 with 29 home runs, a .327 OBP and a .434 slugging percentage. Former New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier. © Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images But it never quite worked. He clashed with the New York media, didn't produce consistently and struggled with injuries—particularly a series of concussions and vertigo that derailed his 2018 and 2021 campaigns. Advertisement Frazier often chafed under the Yankees' strict culture. He grew a beard under his COVID mask in 2020 as a quiet protest against the team's grooming policy and later admitted he was 'highly offended' when the Yankees scrapped the rule in 2025—long after he was gone. 'I felt like I was one of the guys there that certainly was trying to push the envelope,' he said. 'So when they got rid of it … that felt personal.' He also said he felt the prank that the Yankees veterans like Brett Gardner, CC Sabathia, Aaron Hicks and Dellin Betances played on him in 2019 was "cruel." They faked a letter to say he got a deal with the Jordan brand. It came at the same time of his three-error game against the Red Sox on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball when he blew off the media and then blew up at the media days later for asking about it. Frazier hasn't played in the majors since 2023, but it's clear which clubhouse left the deeper impression. The Yankees gave him the stage. The White Sox gave him the fun. Advertisement Related: Max Fried Reveals Which Yankees Star Made Him Nervous Related: A Key Yankees Arm Is Close to Returning but Will the Role Stay the Same This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.
