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Former MLB star Octavio Dotel linked to biggest drug bust in D.R. history

MLB // 4 years ago

Former MLB star Octavio Dotel linked to biggest drug bust in D.R. history

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel has been connected to one of the largest drug busts in Dominican Republic history.

Oakland A's turn to well-traveled Edwin Jackson to start against Detroit Tigers

MLB // 5 years ago

Oakland A's turn to well-traveled Edwin Jackson to start against Detroit Tigers

Edwin Jackson has pitched for a lot of teams. The Oakland A's have burned through many starting pitchers this season.

More than filler: Houston Astros' Mike Fiers no-hits Los Angeles Dodgers

Sports News // 8 years ago

More than filler: Houston Astros' Mike Fiers no-hits Los Angeles Dodgers

HOUSTON -- Fiers gave an emphatic answer regarding his viability Friday night.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

MLB: Toronto 8, Detroit 6

J.P. Arencibia smacked a go-ahead, bases-clearing double Wednesday, capping a seventh-inning rally that carried the Toronto Blue Jays over Detroit 8-6.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

WBC: Dominican Republic 3, Puerto Rico 0

Strong pitching carried the Dominican Republic to a 3-0 win over Puerto Rico in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

MLB: Detroit 2, Minnesota 1

Prince Fielder socked a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning Sunday and Detroit moved to the brink of a division title with a 2-1 win over Minnesota.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

MLB: Los Angeles Angels 3, Detroit 2

Alberto Callaspo singled in Peter Bourjos with two away in the ninth inning Friday, pushing the Los Angeles Angels past Detroit 3-2.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

MLB: Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 4

Delmon Young broke open a tie game with a three-run double in the seventh inning Friday, sending Detroit to a 7-4 win over the Chicago White Sox.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

MLB: Detroit 5, Los Angeles Angels 3

Jhonny Peralta's two-run double in the eighth inning Saturday rallied the Detroit Tigers past the Los Angeles Angels 5-3.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

MLB: Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 4

Miguel Cabrera smacked two of the four homers hit by the Detroit Tigers Sunday in their series-sweeping 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

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I don't think I'd be a good pitcher throwing with pain
Dotel to have elbow surgery Jun 03, 2005

Octavio Eduardo Dotel (born November 25, 1973 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Domincan professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. He has pitched for 12 different ML teams, tying a major league record held by pitchers Mike Morgan and Ron Villone; Matt Stairs holds the record for a position player, having played for 13 teams.

Dotel graduated from Liceo Cansino Afuera High School in the Dominican Republic and was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1993. He played for their minor league affiliate in the Dominican League through 1994 and then promoted through the Mets' minor league system for the next several seasons.

Dotel made his major league debut on June 26, 1999 for the New York Mets and lost. His first MLB win came July 1, 1999 against the Florida Marlins. He ended the season as the winning pitcher in the 1999 National League Championship Series game five against the Atlanta Braves.

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