Former Main League pitcher Octavio Dotel, fellow former Main Leaguer Tony Blanco, and Nelsy Cruz, the sister of longtime Main League participant and present MLB Particular Advisor to Baseball Operations Nelson Cruz, tragically died in an evening membership incident within the Dominican Republic on Tuesday.
Dotel spent one season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, whereas Nelsy Cruz is the sister of Nelson Cruz, who has been a particular advisor for the Dodgers amongst many different issues in his post-playing profession.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred launched a press release on the tragic incident in Santo Domingo.
“Main League Baseball is deeply saddened by the passings of Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco, Nelsy Cruz, and all of the victims of final night time’s tragedy in Santo Domingo. We ship our heartfelt condolences to the households and buddies of all those that have been affected and to our colleague Nelson and his whole household. The connection between baseball and the Dominican Republic runs deep, and we’re pondering of all of the Dominican gamers and followers throughout the sport at this time.”
MLBPA Government Director Tony Clark launched a press release, too.
“The Gamers Affiliation is devastated past phrases by the tragic occasions of Tuesday morning within the Dominican Republic. We grieve for all of the victims and ship a particular message of assist to the households of Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco, who go away an unspeakable void with their passing, and to Nelson Cruz, whose household misplaced a shining gentle with the loss of life of his sister, Nelsy. Amid the incomprehensible disappointment, we stand united with the Dominican neighborhood and maintain the island in our ideas and our prayers as this case continues to unfold.”
Not less than 66 are lifeless and greater than 150 folks had been taken to the hospital after the roof of an evening membership collapsed within the Dominican Republic. The incident occurred round 1 a.m. on the Jet Set nightclub in Santa Domingo.
Dotel performed for 13 groups in his Main League profession that spanned 15 seasons. He appeared in 19 video games with the Dodgers in 2010, and received the World Sequence with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011.
Blanco appeared in 56 video games with the Washington Nationals in 2005.
Nelsy Cruz was the Governor of the Dominican Republic’s Monte Cristi province.
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