{"id":38168,"date":"2025-04-09T06:23:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T05:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=38168"},"modified":"2025-04-09T06:23:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T05:23:40","slug":"nightclub-tragedy-claims-lives-of-ex-mlb-players-octavio-dotel-and-tony-blanco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nightclub-tragedy-claims-lives-of-ex-mlb-players-octavio-dotel-and-tony-blanco\/","title":{"rendered":"Nightclub Tragedy Claims Lives of Ex-MLB Players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A catastrophic roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo has left the Dominican Republic in mourning, claiming the lives of more than 70 people, including former Major League Baseball players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Commissioner Manfred issued the following statement today regarding the<br>passings of Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco, and Nelsy Cruz in Tuesday morning&rsquo;s tragedy in Santo Domingo: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hzEgQeLO0t\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/hzEgQeLO0t<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB_PR\/status\/1909740783751623071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The collapse occurred early Tuesday morning during a merengue concert at the iconic venue, drawing a packed crowd that included politicians, athletes, and entertainers. Authorities confirmed at least 79 deaths and more than 160 injuries, with many still receiving treatment in area hospitals.<\/p><p>Among the victims was Nelsy Cruz, the governor of Monte Cristi and the sister of MLB veteran and seven-time All-Star Nelson Cruz.<\/p><p>Octavio Dotel, 51, was pulled from the rubble alive but later died at a nearby hospital. A 15-year MLB veteran, Dotel pitched for 13 different teams between 1999 and 2013, recording 109 saves and a career 3.78 ERA. He was part of the St. Louis Cardinals&rsquo; World Series-winning team in 2011 and had a standout season in 2004, notching 36 saves split between Houston and Oakland.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Octavio Dotel.<br><br>Dotel was part of our 2011 World Series championship team after being acquired at the trade deadline that season. In 29 games with us, he was a steadying presence in our bullpen, pitching a 3.65 ERA with 32 strikeouts,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BumCq5wPFR\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/BumCq5wPFR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cardinals\/status\/1909721573247819886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Tony Blanco, 43, appeared in 56 MLB games with the Washington Nationals in 2005 before continuing his career in Japan and the Dominican winter leagues. His son, Tony Blanco Jr., is currently a prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;Major League Baseball is deeply saddened by the passings of Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco, Nelsy Cruz, and all the victims of last night&rsquo;s tragedy in Santo Domingo,<\/em>&rdquo; commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. <em>&ldquo;We send our heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of all those who have been affected.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p><strong>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/cody-bellinger-misses-game-with-suspected-food-poisoning-then-eats-the-same-wings-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Cody Bellinger Misses Game with Suspected Food Poisoning, Then Eats the Same Wings Again<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>MLBPA executive director Tony Clark also paid tribute: <em>&ldquo;We grieve for all the victims and send a special message of support to the families of Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco, who leave an unspeakable void with their passing, and to Nelson Cruz, whose family lost a shining light with the death of his sister.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>The cause of the collapse remains under investigation. Emergency crews worked through the morning to extract survivors from the rubble, sawing through concrete and lifting debris by hand. Nearly 12 hours after the incident, search efforts were still ongoing. The baseball world has been shaken by the news.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The baseball world mourns a tragic loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":38169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[5613,5614],"class_list":["post-38168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-octavio-dotel","tag-tony-blanco"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nightclub Tragedy Claims Lives of Ex-MLB Players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco were among 79 people killed in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nightclub-tragedy-claims-lives-of-ex-mlb-players-octavio-dotel-and-tony-blanco\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nightclub Tragedy Claims Lives of Ex-MLB Players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco - 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