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Octavio Dotel, former MLB World Series champion, dies after nightclub roof collapse

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Nearly 60 people died and another 160 were injured following the roof collapse.

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WUSA9
Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse (opens WUSA9)
Published Apr 7, 2025
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Dotel pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a world championship with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was 51.
CBS News
Octavio Dotel, former MLB pitcher, dies in Dominican nightclub roof collapse (opens CBS News)
Published Apr 7, 2025
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Octavio Dotel, 51, died after the roof of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo collapsed during a performance by merengue singer Rubby Pérez.
FOX 5 New York
Octavio Dotel, former MLB World Series champion, dies after nightclub roof collapse (opens FOX 5 New York)
Published Apr 8, 2025
FOX 5 New York's feed description
Nearly 60 people died and another 160 were injured following the roof collapse.
ABC 7 Chicago
Former White Sox pitcher Octavio Dotel among dozens killed in Dominican Republic club roof collapse (opens ABC 7 Chicago)
Published Apr 7, 2025
ABC 7 Chicago's feed description
Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Octavio Dotel was among dozens killed in the Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Jet Set nightclub collapse.
ABC 7 San Francisco
Former Oakland A's pitcher Octavio Dotel dies in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)
Published Apr 7, 2025
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Former major league pitcher Octavio Dotel was among those who died after the roof of an iconic nightclub collapsed in the Dominican Republic.
KRDO
Octavio Dotel, 15-year MLB veteran, dies in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse (opens KRDO)
Published Apr 8, 2025
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel was one of more than 100 people killed after the roof of a nightclub in
WHDH Boston
Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Apr 8, 2025
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a World Series with
Fox32 Chicago
Former White Sox pitcher Octavio Dotel dies in Dominican nightclub collapse (opens Fox32 Chicago)
Published Apr 8, 2025
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Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Octavio Dotel has died after the roof of a nightclub collapsed in the Dominican Republic early Tuesday morning. Here's what we know.
Green Field Reporter
Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)
Published Apr 8, 2025
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a world championship with the St. Louis Cardinals, was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic where he was attending a merengue con…

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