Octavio Dotel reportedly won the World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011, and was reportedly inside a Dominican Republic nightclub when the roof collapsed.
According to the report New York Post.
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Cardinal Relief Pitcher Octavio Dotel in the first game against the Texas Rangers in the World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on October 19, 2011. (Dennis Wierzbicki-Usa’s sports today)
According to local media reports, seven other people, including singer Rubby Pérez, were also rescued.
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Authorities told the Associated Press that earlier Tuesday, the Dominican capital died and 160 more people were injured, when politicians, athletes and others attended the iconic nightclub of Melenger’s concert.
Rescuers searched for survivors at Jet Set nightclub after collapsed at a concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Noticias sin via ap)
Nearly 12 hours after the nightclub top collapsed to customers, rescuers still pulled survivors out of the debris. At the scene, firefighters used a broken concrete and sawed wood block to lift heavy debris as the noise from the drill bit broke through the concrete.
It is not clear what caused the roof collapse.
Nearly 12 hours after the nightclub top collapsed to customers, rescuers still pulled survivors out of the debris. (AP Photo/Eddy Vittini)
Jet Set issued a statement saying it is working with authorities.
It says: “The loss of human life puts us in a state of severe pain and depression.”
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Dortell played for 13 Major League Baseball teams in his 15-year Major League Baseball career. He and New York Metropolislast seen in a 2013 game against the Detroit Tigers.
The pitcher was a member of the Cardinals and defeated the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the 2011 World Series.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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