Octavio Dotel

Octavio Dotel
Dotel with the Tigers in 2012
Pitcher
Born: (1973-11-25) November 25, 1973 (age 50)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 26, 1999, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
April 19, 2013, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record59–50
Earned run average3.78
Strikeouts1,143
Saves109
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Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Dominican Republic
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place 2013 San Francisco Team

Octavio Eduardo Dotel Diaz (born November 25, 1973) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Dotel played for 13 major league teams, the second most teams played for by any player in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), setting the mark when he pitched for the Detroit Tigers on April 7, 2012, breaking a record previously held by Mike Morgan, Matt Stairs, and Ron Villone.[1] Edwin Jackson broke this record in 2019.[2] Dotel's longest tenure with any one team was the five seasons he spent with the Houston Astros.

Dotel won the 2011 World Series as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2013, as part of the World Baseball Classic champions along with fellow Dominicans Robinson Canó and Santiago Casilla, Dotel became one of the few players in history to win both a World Series and a World Baseball Classic.

  1. ^ Stark, Jayson (March 13, 2012). "Stark: Dotel knows all about changing places". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Nathan, Alec (June 23, 2018). "Edwin Jackson to Join Record-Tying 13th MLB Team with Athletics Call-Up". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 23, 2018.