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Blue Jays: Ex-pitcher implicated in Dominican drug scheme

Do you ever find yourself wondering, “whatever happened to (insert player here)?”. I’ll admit that I’m the nostalgic type, especially when it comes to former Blue Jays.

One name I hadn’t seen in awhile was Octavio Dotel, who pitched in Toronto during the 2011 season as a 37-year-old near the end of his career. Unfortunately, his name wasn’t in the headlines for anything positive, as it turns out that he’s in big trouble in the Dominican Republic.

According to Attorney Jean Alain Rodriguez, both Dotel and fellow former big leaguer Luis Castillo have been implicated in a drug trafficking and money laundering scheme.