Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher passes away in tragic night club accident
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News just broke that former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Octavio Dotel was involved in a tragic accident this morning in the Dominican Republic.
Dotel played for the Blue Jays for one season back in 2011 when he signed a one year deal worth $3.5 million but right before the deadline, Toronto traded him to the St Louis Cardinals where he went on to win a World Series.
Former Blue Jays pitcher Octavio Dotel tragically passes away
The tragic news was announced this afternoon that in the early hours of the morning the roof to Jet Set club in the Dominican Republic collapsed taking many lives including Dotel.
Former major leaguer Octavio Dotel has died in a tragic accident, per multiple sources out of the Dominican Republic, including Diario Libre. The roof of the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday morning. -McDonald
Details have still been emerging but it looks like a total of 27 people passes away from the accident and Dotel was actually pulled out of the rubble but ended up passing away in the hospital.
Full details of the tragedy are still emerging but Diario Libre says at least 27 people have died while rescue efforts continue. It was initially reported that Dotel was pulled from the rubble alive but the most recent reports indicate he was taken to a hospital, where he arrived without vital signs. He was 51 years old. -McDonald
According to reports, hundreds of people were there for a concert and while many were saved as they were pulled from the rubble a total of 27 including Dotel did not have the same luck.
Exact details of the tragic situation are difficult to pin down, but it appears hundreds of people were in the venue for a concert when the collapse happened. Dozens of people have been pulled out alive but many have died and the figures are likely to change. -McDonald
Everyone in the Blue Jays and baseball community wish their deepest condolences to the entire Dotel family as well as all the other families affected in this tragedy.
Source: MLB Trade Rumors
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