Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a world championship with the St. Louis ...

Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a world championship with the St. Louis ...

The nation’s sports minister Kelvin Cruz confirmed that the 51-year-old Dotel, who pitched for 13 teams, died.

The Mets held a moment of silence for Dotel before their game Tuesday against Miami, and a Dominican flag was shown on the video scoreboard.

The Associated Press reported officials had earlier rescued Dotel from the debris and transported him to a hospital.

Octavio Dotel, a 15-year MLB veteran, was among at least 27 fatalities at nightclub in Dominican Republic when the roof collapsed early Tuesday.

Ex-MLB relief pitcher Octavio Dotel was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic ...