The legend of the MLB, Pedro Martínez, revealed on Tuesday night that he has family members who are still buried in the rubble after a roof collapsed in a nightclub in the Dominican Republic.
The former star of Boston’s Red Sox spoke about the tragedy that has left more than 120 dead and hundreds more injured in Santo Domingo.
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Boston’s Red Sox launch, Pedro Martínez, #45, launched during the 1998 season in Fenway Park in Boston. (Use Today Sports)
“I still have relatives who are still in the rubble, and we don’t know what happened to them, but we just want to be strong, as we have always been,” he said in a video posted on his Instagram.
Martínez expressed their condolences to those who have lost their loved ones and who are still trying to find those who are missing.
“With a heavy heart, condolences to all members of our family and people in the United States who have family in the Dominican Republic,” he added in an X publication.
“We are sad and affected by the tragedy. Our hearts are with you. We are a country that prays a lot and remains united all the time.”
The starting pitcher Pedro Martínez, #45 of the Boston Red Sox, launches a launch against the St. Louis cardinals during the first entry of the World Series game on October 26, 2004 at the Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (To the beautiful/getty images)
The former MLB player, Tony Blanco, accredited Saving Friend before he died in the collapse of the Dominican Republic
The Jet Set nightclub was full on Monday night to go to Tuesday morning, since it celebrated one of its weekly parties. The former MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco were among the dead when the entire roof collapsed when the Juerguistas danced to a meringue concert.
Nelsy Cruz, the governor of the northwest province of Montecristi and sister of the former MLB star Nelson Cruz, called the President of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader while caught in the rubble. She died later in the hospital. Other victims included singer Rubby Pérez, the saxophonist Luis Solis, the fashion designer Martin Polanco and several others.
The officials put the dead number in 124.
The authorities have requested calm, since those who expect information about their loved ones have worried more and more.
MLB remembered those who lost in the tragedy before some games on Tuesday night.
Rescue workers are looking for survivors at the Jet Set nightclub after their roof collapsed two nights before during a meringue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Photo AP/Ricardo Hernández)
“The big baseball leagues are deeply sad because of Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco, Nelsy Cruz and all the victims of the tragedy last night in Santo Domingo,” he said. “We send our most sincere condolences to the families and friends of all who have already been affected our colleague Nelson and his whole family,” said MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred in a statement.
“The connection between baseball and the Dominican Republic is deep, and we are thinking of all Dominican players and fans throughout the game today.”
