Octavio Dotel, who won a world series with St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 allegedly stayed inside a Dominican Republic of Night Club when the roof collapsed.
The former MLB jug was later pulled from the rubble at Jet Set Nightclub in Santo Domingo, according to the New York Post.
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Cardinals Relief Pitcher Octavio Dotel During match one of the World Series against Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, October 19, 2011. (Dennis Wierzbicki-usa Today Sports)
Seven other, including singer Rubby Pérez, were also rescued, local media reported.
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More than two dozen people died, and 160 others were wounded in the Dominican capital early Tuesday when the iconic nightclub, where politicians, athletes and others participated in a Merengue concert, authorities told Associated Press.
Rescue workers are looking for survivors at the Jet Set -Night Club after its roof collapsed during a concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, early Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Notalias its via AP)
Almost 12 hours after the top of the nightclub collapsed on patrons, the rescue herds still drew survivors from the waste. On stage, firefighters used blocks of broken concrete and sawed pieces of wood to lift heavy waste as noise from exercises that broke through concrete filled the air.
It was not immediately clear what caused it to collapse.
Almost 12 hours after the top of the nightclub collapsed on patrons, the rescue herds still drew survivors from the waste. (AP Photo/Eddy Vittini)
Jet Set Set issued a statement that it was cooperating with the authorities.
“The loss of human life leaves us in a state of deep pain and dismay,” it said.
Dotel played for 13 MLB teams during his 15-year-old big league career. He debuted with the New York Mets and last appeared in a game of Detroit Tigers in 2013.
Pitcher was a member of the Cardinals team that defeated Texas Rangers in Game Seven of 2011 World Series.
