Octavio Dotel alive after roof collapse

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Re: Octavio Dotel alive after roof collapse

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Reportedly still alive but trapped under the rubble.
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This came out about 15 minutes ago.
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Re: Octavio Dotel alive after roof collapse

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Glad to hear, but there are many not so fortunate . . .
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sp25 wrote: 08 Apr 2025 09:51 am Glad to hear, but there are many not so fortunate . . .
yup
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eddie stinky wrote: 08 Apr 2025 09:50 am This came out about 15 minutes ago.

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Um, he died
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MLB Trade Rumors reporting that he died as a result of the roof collapse in Santo Domingo, DR. Terribly sad.
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Bummer.. he's a great grid guy
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Re: Octavio Dotel alive after roof collapse

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VegasVinny wrote: 08 Apr 2025 12:55 pm MLB Trade Rumors reporting that he died as a result of the roofI collapse in Santo Domingo, DR. Terribly sad.
No, he has been pulled from the rubble, alive, as of reports from 60 minutes ago.

Nelson Cruz's sister, a provincial mayor, was killed. A tragedy for so many.
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sp25 wrote: 08 Apr 2025 13:28 pm
VegasVinny wrote: 08 Apr 2025 12:55 pm MLB Trade Rumors reporting that he died as a result of the roofI collapse in Santo Domingo, DR. Terribly sad.
No, he has been pulled from the rubble, alive, as of reports from 60 minutes ago.

Nelson Cruz's sister, a provincial mayor, was killed. A tragedy for so many.
Widely reported that he died.
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Former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel has passed away, after being rescued from the rubble at the Jet Set night club in the Dominican Republic due to the collapse of the roof.

Dotel, 51, died while being transferred to the hospital.

RIP.
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MLB pitcher of 15 years Octavio Dotel has passed away after a ceiling collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic
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oh my !
RIP
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Re: Octavio Dotel alive after roof collapse

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Dang, RIP Octavio Dotel. He was an electric reliever.

2002 season: 83 games, 1.85 ERA 118 K in 97.1 IP, 4.2 bWAR as a reliever that season.
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Re: Octavio Dotel alive after roof collapse

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An Old Friend wrote: 08 Apr 2025 13:37 pm
sp25 wrote: 08 Apr 2025 13:28 pm
VegasVinny wrote: 08 Apr 2025 12:55 pm MLB Trade Rumors reporting that he died as a result of the roofI collapse in Santo Domingo, DR. Terribly sad.
No, he has been pulled from the rubble, alive, as of reports from 60 minutes ago.

Nelson Cruz's sister, a provincial mayor, was killed. A tragedy for so many.
Widely reported that he died.
Héctor Gómez
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Former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel has passed away, after being rescued from the rubble at the Jet Set night club in the Dominican Republic due to the collapse of the roof.

Dotel, 51, died while being transferred to the hospital.

RIP.
Talkin’ Baseball

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MLB pitcher of 15 years Octavio Dotel has passed away after a ceiling collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic
Hoping it was otherwise, so sad to hear.
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Played for 13 teams, second most by any player. Both Cards and Rats. Longest team he ever played for was Houston, five years.
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Man, this sucks. He was always one of my favorite relievers. I remember I was so (upset) when we traded Rasmus in that deal, but was psyched to get Dotel on the team.
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ESPN says that the death toll is now up to 44 dead and 160 injured in the collapse. Another one of those is Nelson Cruz’s sister.
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