Royals offer condolences following death of baseball nomad, World Series champion Octavio Dotel
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Royals offered their condolences to the family of former reliever Octavio Dotel after the 51-year-old died in a roof collapse at a Dominican Republic nightclub.
“We join the baseball community in mourning the passing of Octavio Dotel,” the Royals posted on their social media pages Tuesday. “We send our condolences to Octavio’s family and loved ones.”
Dotel pitched in 24 games for the Royals during the 2007 season. He had a 3.91 earned run average in 23 innings of work.
The baseball nomad won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 and played for 14 Major League teams in a career that spanned from 1999 to 2013. His 14 teams was an MLB record until Edwin Jackson broke it in 2019.
In all, Dotel played for the New York Mets, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Toronto Blue Jays, St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers, in addition to the aforementioned Royals.
READ MORE: Former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel among 44 killed in roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub
Dotel was among the 44 people who died and 160 others who were injured in the Dominican capital early Tuesday morning when the roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub, the Associated Press reported. Politicians, athletes and others were attending a merengue concert, authorities said.
The Professional Baseball League of the Dominican Republic posted on X that MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel died. Officials had earlier rescued Dotel from the debris and transported him to a hospital.
Nelsy Cruz, the governor of the northwestern province of Montecristi and sister of seven-time Major League Baseball All-Star Nelson Cruz, was among the victims.
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