Former MLB Pitcher Dotel Dies in Nightclub Collapse
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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel, 51, died in a hospital after being trapped for 11 hours following a nightclub roof collapse in Santo Domingo. The tragedy, which occurred during a concert, resulted in at least 98 deaths and nearly 200 injuries. Dotel, who played for multiple teams over a decade-long career, won a World Series with the Cardinals in 2011 and was part of a combined no-hitter with the Astros in 2003. MLB Trade Rumors extends condolences to his family and those affected by the collapse.
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel, 51, died in a hospital after being trapped for 11 hours following a nightclub roof collapse in Santo Domingo. The tragedy, which occurred during a concert, resulted in at least 98 deaths and nearly 200 injuries. Dotel, who played for multiple teams over a decade-long career, won a World Series with the Cardinals in 2011 and was part of a combined no-hitter with the Astros in 2003. MLB Trade Rumors extends condolences to his family and those affected by the collapse.
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