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MLB News / CBSSports.com / April 10

Octavio Dotel, World Series champion and 15-year MLB vet, dies at 51 in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse

Former utility player Tony Blanco, 43, also died in the collapse

MLB News / CBSSports.com / April 10

Octavio Dotel, World Series champion and 15-year MLB vet, dies at 51 in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse

Former utility player Tony Blanco, 43, also died in the collapse

Boston Red Sox News / Athlon Sports / April 9
Former Red Sox Top Prospect Tragically Dead at 43

Former Red Sox Top Prospect Tragically Dead at 43

The baseball world mourns the loss of former Boston Red Sox top prospect and Washington Nationals first baseman Tony Blanco, who died Tuesday following a nightclub accident in the Dominican Republic.

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Washington Nationals News / FirstSportz / April 9
2 Ex-MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco among 79 others dead in tragic roof collapse in Dominican Republic

2 Ex-MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco among 79 others dead in tragic roof collapse in Dominican Republic

In a tragic incident on Tuesday, around 79 people lost their lives following a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic. Among them were two former MLB players, Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco.

MLB News / Yardbarker / April 8
Manfred issues statement on tragedy at nightclub in Dominican Republic

Rob Manfred issues statement on tragedy at nightclub in Dominican Republic

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has issued a statement confirming some of the tragic news that came out of the Dominican Republic on Tuesday.

Former World Series winner confirmed dead in nightclub tragedy
Tony Blanco reportedly saved fellow ex-MLB player Esteban German from roof collapse
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MLB News / Larry Brown Sports / April 8
Tony Blanco reportedly saved fellow ex-MLB player Esteban German from roof collapse

Tony Blanco reportedly saved fellow ex-MLB player Esteban German from roof collapse

Former MLB player Tony Blanco was reportedly among those who died in a tragic incident at a Dominican Republic nightclub early Tuesday morning, and he apparently saved a fellow ex-MLB player’s life during the incident.

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MLB News / Pittsburgh Baseball Now / October 15

Pirates Top 30 Prospects No. 24: Big, Powerful Tony Blanco Jr.

This is one in a series of stories breaking down PBN’s Top 30 Pittsburgh Pirates prospects. At 6-foot-7 and 243 pounds, the Pittsburgh Pirates are hoping prospect Tony Blanco Jr.

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