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Former major league pitcher Octavio Dotel passed away after being rescued alive from the rubble of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo’s National District, according multiple reports Tuesday.
NoticiasSin.com and Dionisio Soldevila reported Dotel was found buried in the rubble when the roof collapsed on the club early Tuesday morning. Hector Gomez and Diario Libre were among those to report Tuesday that Dotel passed away while being transferred to a hospital.
He was 51.
🔴|#ÚltimoMinutoDL| Confirman el fallecimiento del expelotero de Grandes Ligas Octavio Dotel, víctima del colapso del techo en la discoteca Jet Set, ubicada en Santo Domingo.
Dotel, campeón de la Serie Mundial en 2011, fue rescatado de entre los escombros y trasladado al… pic.twitter.com/Gi0N2XNUP7
— Diario Libre (@DiarioLibre) April 8, 2025
Dotel pitched for 13 different teams during a 15-year major league career: the New York Mets, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Detroit Tigers.
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No major league player had ever worn that many uniforms during his career until pitcher Edwin Jackson broke the record in 2019.
Dotel won a World Series ring with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011. He retired with a 59-50 record, 3.78 ERA and 109 saves in 758 career games.
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