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Former pitcher Octavio Dotel killed in Dominican nightclub roof collapse

Octavio Dotel was among dozens killed in the tragedy earlier this week
Octavio Dotel was among dozens killed in the tragedy earlier this weekLeon Halip / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

Retired Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel was among dozens to have died after an early-morning roof collapse during a merengue concert at a Dominican Republic nightclub Tuesday, the country's league confirmed.

After a rescuer said Dotel was rushed to hospital after the club calamity, the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League in a social media message expressed "its sorrow over the death of former pitcher Octavio Dotel" and concluded: "Peace to his soul."