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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.
About 155 have been hospitalized.
Octavio Dotel, an MLB player for 15 seasons, died en route to the hospital after being pulled from the rubble, according to Héctor Gómez, communications director of the nation's Ministry of Sports.
Dotel, age 51, a right-handed pitcher, played for 13 teams, the second-most teams played by any player in MLB history. He's a native of Santo Domingo. His death was confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
On Wednesday morning, April 9, authorities announced that former Washington Nationals player Tony Blanco was also among those killed.
The 44-year-old Blanco, who played first base, third base, and outfield, appeared in 56 games for the Nats during their inaugural season in 2005, including the first game in franchise history.
He played nine professional seasons in the US and eight more with three teams in Japan. He also played minor league baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates as well as the Senators' Double A Harrisburg Senators team in Pennsylvania.
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.
Officials said it is too early to determine why the club's roof fell.
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