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The incident occurred while a band performed onstage at the Jet Set Club in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Tuesday, April 8. An undetermined number of people are missing. The collapse happened around 12:30 a.m.
The player, Octavio Dotel, died en route to the hospital, according to Héctor Gómez, communications director of the nation's Ministry of Sports.
Dotel, age 51, a right-hander, pitched 15 seasons in the big leagues with 13 teams, the second-most teams played by any player in MLB history. He's a native of Santo Domingo.
Two other former MLB players -- Henry Blanco, who played for the Seattle Mariners and the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Esteban Germán, who played for the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics -- were also at the popular club, but left before the collapse.
Dotel had a combined 36 saves for the Houston Astros and Oakland A's pitching for both squads in 2004.
He made his MLB debut with the New York Mets in 1999 and ended it with the Detroit Tigers in 2013. He also played for the New York Yankees (in 2006) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2010), along with seven other teams.
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