by Mark Langill
Former Dodger pitcher Octavio Dotel, who played for 13 Major League teams during a 15-year career, including a stint with Los Angeles in 2010, passed away on Tuesday in his native Dominican Republic after the roof of a nightclub collapsed. He was 51.
According to news reports, the Dominican Civil Defense said at least 44 people were killed and another 160 people were injured. The collapse occurred around 1 a.m. during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo. The event drew athletes, politicians and others to the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican capital.
Dotel had a 59–50 record with 109 saves and 3.78 ERA in 758 Major League games. He made his Major League debut with the 1999 New York Mets and was a member of the 2011 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.
The Dodgers acquired Dotel at the July 31, 2010 trading deadline in exchange for outfielder Andrew Lambo and pitcher James McDonald.
In 19 games with Los Angeles, Dotel went 1–1 with a 3.38 ERA in 18 2/3 innings. On Sept. 18, the Dodgers sent Dotel to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named. The Rockies later sent Minor League outfielder Anthony Jackson to the Dodgers to complete the trade.
Dotel’s 13 teams rank second in Major League history behind former Dodger pitcher Edwin Jackson, who played with 14 teams during his career from 2003 to 2019.
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