Octavio Dotel, a major league launcher for 15 seasons, died on Tuesday at the age of 51 of injuries suffered when the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic collapsed, confirmed a spokesperson for the country’s sports ministry according to Reuters.
At least 44 people died and more than 130 were injured after the roof of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo collapsed during a representation of the singer of Merengue, Rubby Perez. The authorities were still looking for the rubble on Tuesday.
Dotel was from Santo Domingo who played for 13 teams during his 15 seasons in the majors from 1999 to 2013. Originally signed by New York Mets, Dotel was exchanged to the Houston Astros after making his debut in MLB in 1999 and he spent five years in Houston – where he turned into one of the first launchers of baseball relief.
In 2003, he entered the story when he, the reproductive temple Billy Wagner and four other Astros launchers combined with New York Yankees.
After Wagner was exchanged this offseason, Dotel took the role of Astros closer. However, in June, he was part of a successful job at three teams with Oakland and Kansas City titled by the Voltigeur Carlos Beltran. He continued to close as a member of the A and finished the season with a career summit of 36 stops.
He continued to launch effectively until the late 1930s, finally winning a World Series ring as a member of the Cardinals of St. Louis 2011. He posted a 2.61 MPM with a pair of victories on 12 appearances in the playoffs this season.
And he returned to the World Series the following season with the Detroit Tigers, launching five sleeves aimlessly on six appearances in the playoffs while the Tigers finally fell to the Giants of San Francisco in the fall of the fall.
The dishes held a moment of silence for Dotel before Tuesday’s match at Citi Field in New York.
Contribution: Reuters
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