Twenty years ago this year, Bobby Jenks delivered the final pitch of the 2005 World Series that secured the Chicago White Sox their first championship in 88 years.

Now, Jenks doesn’t know how much time he has left.

Earlier this year, the former baseball closer was diagnosed with stage IV adenocarcinoma – a form of stomach cancer that is terminal.

In an emotional interview with Sam Blum of The Athletic, the former pitcher opened up on his battle, the other personal tragedies he’s experienced, and what he plans to do in his final days.

‘I guarantee you, everybody thinks about death on a daily basis,’ Jenks told the outlet.

‘It’s just that people don’t usually have an actual day on theirs.’

While committed to fighting to stay alive – and hoping to return to some semblance of a normal life – Jenks knows that his time might be short.

‘I’ve come to the realization that it could be six months, or it could be three years,’ he said. ‘But I’m ready. And however long it takes, I’m going to be here fighting it.’

Back in January, Jenks’ California home burned to the ground in the Palisades wildfires that consumed not only just the structure, but everything inside – including important keepsakes from his playing days like his first game ball.

Jenks called it a ‘shock to the system’. He got a second shock later that month when he was diagnosed with cancer.

He had been suffering pulmonary embolisms in October and had spent the months afterwards suffering from fatigue and jaundice.

By the time he was examined, the cancer had metastasized – spreading to other organs.

Jenks now lives in Portugal with his second wife and her family, as well as his two kids that he has with her.

Uninsured due to rising costs, Jenks has been signing baseballs to pay for his medical treatment.

He stands 75th in MLB history for saves despite only pitching six seasons in the majors – all of them for Chicago.

Jenks became a folk hero on Chicago’s southside after being picked up as a waiver claim in 2005. By year’s end, the rookie had secured the team’s first title since 1917.

Now, with a 20-year-anniversary celebration on the calendar, Jenks is planning on staying alive enough to make it back.

‘The doctor looked blankly at him,’ Jenks’ father-in-law told The Athletic. ‘He told them, “Listen, whether you like it or not, I’m going. So can you organize that all my treatments are done?”‘

Former coaches and teammates hope that he’s able to make the trip.

Legendary White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen called Jenks ‘a hero in this town.’

AJ Pierzynskyi, the catcher that Jenks tossed that Series-winning pitch to, said, ‘To not have Bobby there (this summer), and not be able to give him some grief, it just wouldn’t be the same.

‘Not only for the players, but for the fans. Bobby meant so much to a lot of White Sox fans.’

The Athletic reports that Jenks has lost much of his strength, weight, and stamina due to his condition.

The disease isn’t just sapping away at his health, but his finances as well. Neither Jenks or his wife can work and any hope of renting their house in California to supplement their income went up in smoke with the Palisades fire.

He’s asked for help from the Baseball Assistance Team, a resource for ex-players. A friend, ex-MLBer Darren Dreifort, has started a GoFundMe that has raised over $11,000 at the time of publishing.

Jenks said that he purposely didn’t ask the doctors how much time he had left in an attempt to take back control of his life rather than counting down to when it ends.

In the meantime, he’s trying to make the most of the time he has.

‘If it’s able to help one, it’s able to help many,’ Jenks said. ‘Whatever they can take from it. If they turn around and throw it right in the trash and say, “F this guy.” That’s their prerogative. And there’s plenty of that in this world.

‘But at the end of the day, I think this world needs more love than anything else. And right now, that’s what we need to give.’