The former star of the Major Baseball League, Tony Blanco, was killed when he tried to save his friend and former German Esteban baseball player affected by drooping debris, he was revealed.
The German returned to his table in the bathroom when Blanco pushed him to the way of a part of the falling ceiling, according to the baseball journalist of the Dominican Republic distinguished Hector Gomez.
Blanco, 43, was killed in the tragic accident, but the German survived.
Blanco is the second former MLB player who confirmed dead during the Jet Set Club disaster in Santo Domingo at 12:44 p.m. on Tuesday, which cost at least 58 people.
Blanco played for Washington Nationals in 2005 before spending eight seasons in Professional Baseball in Japan in Japan.
Octavio Dotel was the other MLB player killed in the incident. Earlier Tuesday, it was saved from rubble after having shouted for help.
Tony Blanco was killed while trying to save his friend from the fall in debris in the collapse of the nightclub
However, Dotel’s brother Angel told El Nuevo Diario that he had died before being taken from under the debris.
Dotel, who won a world series with the Cardinals of Saint-Louis in 2011, was heard shouting to obtain help from the first stakeholders, according to the Dominican Supercunal television.
Dotel launched 13 teams during a career that lasted 15 seasons in the majors. He had 59-50 with an MPM of 3.79 and 109 stops in 758 games, including 34 departures.
Nelsy Cruz, the sister of the former knock MLB Nelson Cruz, also died in the collapse.
The German, on the other hand, was a second basic player for teams such as Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics, while Blanco played for Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks.
MLB published on Tuesday evening a statement saying: “MLB is deeply saddened by the passages of Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco, Nelsy Cruz and all the victims of last night tragedy in Santo Domingo.
“We send our sincere condolences to the families and friends of all those who have been touched and to our colleague Nelson and to his whole family.
“The link between baseball and the Dominican Republic is deep, and we think of all Dominican players and fans through the game today.”
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