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Former MLB Star Octavio Dotel Among Victims of Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse

At least 60 people are dead and 160 injured after a roof collapsed during a concert at Jet Set nightclub in the capital of Santo Domingo.
Former MLB Star Octavio Dotel Among Victims of Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse
Octavio Dotel of the Detroit Tigers reacts after striking out Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants during Game Four of the Major League Baseball World Series in Detroit on Oct. 28, 2012. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
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Former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Octavio Dotel is among the at least 79 people killed after a roof collapsed at a Dominican Republic nightclub on Tuesday.

The Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League confirmed Dotel’s death on social media, expressing their condolences for the Dominican Sports Hall of Famer.
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
Elma Aksalic is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times and an experienced TV news anchor and journalist covering original content for Newsmax magazine.
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