Ex-MLB star Octavio Dotel dead following rescue from Dominican Republic club where roof collapsed: reports

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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel was among the victims of the Dominican Republic nightclub extortion illness incident, according to aggregate reports.

Dotel was a autochthonal of Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic's superior city, and was wrong the Jet Set nightclub aboriginal Tuesday erstwhile the extortion fell arsenic vocalist Rubby Pérez performed connected stage.

Dotel and Pérez were aboriginal pulled from the rubble. But the World Series champion aboriginal reportedly succumbed to his injuries. The Professional Baseball League of the Dominican Republic confirmed Dotel's death.

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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel was among the victims of the Dominican Republic nightclub extortion illness incident. (Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports)

"The Professional Baseball League of the Dominican Republic (LIDOM), expresses its regret for the decease of erstwhile pitcher, Octavio Dotel, who was immortal of the Pavilion of Fame of the Dominican Sport. Peace to his soul," the league wrote successful a societal media station translated to English.

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General Juan Manuel Méndez, caput of the Emergency Operations Center, besides told Dominican paper Noticias Sin that Dotel had passed away.

Rescue workers hunt for survivors astatine the Jet Set nightclub aft its extortion collapsed during a performance successful Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, aboriginal Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Noticias SIN via AP)

Fox News Digital contacted the Emergency Operations Center and an cause listed for Dotel for remark but didn't instantly perceive back.

Dotel played for 13 MLB teams during his 15-year large league career. He made his debut with the New York Mets and past appeared successful a crippled with the Detroit Tigers successful 2013.