Former Major League pitcher Octavio Dotel, fellow former Major Leaguer Tony Blanco, and Nelsy Cruz, the sister of longtime Major League player and current MLB Special Advisor to Baseball Operations Nelson Cruz, tragically died in a night club incident in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday.
Dotel spent one season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, while Nelsy Cruz is the sister of Nelson Cruz, who has been a special advisor for the Dodgers among many other things in his post-playing career.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred released a statement on the tragic incident in Santo Domingo.
“Major League Baseball is deeply saddened by the passings of Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco, Nelsy Cruz, and all the victims of last night’s tragedy in Santo Domingo.