Dominican Republic It is mourning at the moment after more than 100 people died in Santo Domingo after the collapse of the ceiling a disco.
The tragedy has gained many lives at the time, among which were the Dominican former Octavio Dotel, who debuted in the big leagues with the New York Mets in 1999.
The MLB and the teams that make up the league joined the mourning with several messages of support and some tributes to the victims.
In the case of Dotel, Yanquis and Mets of New York, Houston Astros and Kansas City’s reais for appointing some have honored Dotel during the day of action of April 8, 2025.
“We regret the death of Octavio Dotel. Our thoughts are with all those affected by tragedy in the Dominican Republic“The Mets wrote on their social networks, in which the Dominican militated in 1999.
The Mets players also honored Dotel’s memory before his game on Tuesday against the Miami Marlins.
The New York neighbors of the Mets, the Yankees, also reacted to the tragedy of Santo Domingo.
“The Yankees regret the death of the former Yankees Octavio Dotel and extend their deepest condolences to the family, friends and loved ones from Octavio“The New York franchise wrote.
Dotel was also five years in Houston, competing with the Astros uniform.
“We have the heart shattered to find out the tragic news that the former Astros Octavio Dotel was one of the many people who died when a roof collapsed in the Dominican Republic last night“, reads in the stars note.
The real Kansas City, as well as the MLB Hall of Fame, joined the messages of condolences.
The Dominican Exhibition of the Major Leagues Octavio Dotel is among the 58 fatalities of the collapse, the early morning of this Tuesday, the roof of a disco in Santo Domingo, where the Rubby Pérez merenguero sang, who survived the tragedy.
Information from the emergency room of the Central Hospital of the Armed Forces confirmed the death of Dotel, 51.
Dotel remained for 15 seasons in the big leagues, where he launched for numerous teams.