Octavio Eduardo Dotel Diaz (born November 25, 1973) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Dotel played for thirteen major league teams, more than any other 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, although he will be best remembered as a member of the Houston Astros, partly because he played for them longer than any other club he played for (5 seasons), but also because he threw a no hitter for them (along with 5 other pitchers) in 2003.Dotel made his MLB debut on June 26, 1999, for the New York Mets and lost. His first MLB win came July 1, 1999, against the Florida Marlins. He ended the season as the winning pitcher in the 1999 National League Championship Series game five against the Atlanta Braves.He was voted Player of the Week for the week of July 25, 1999. Dotel won the 2011 World Series as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1993. Has played for the Mets (1999), Houston Astros (2000-2004), Oakland Athletics (2004-2005), New York Yankees (2006), Kansas City Royals (2007), Atlanta Braves (2007), Chicago White Sox (2008-2009), Los Angeles Dodgers (2010), and Pittsburgh Pirates (2010).
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Title
Year
Status
Character
Plátano Champion
2017
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Sunday Night Baseball
2004-2011
TV Series
Himself - Chicago White Sox Pitcher / Himself - St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher / Himself - Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher / ...
Rome Is Burning
2008-2009
TV Series
Himself
1999 National League Championship Series
1999
TV Mini-Series
Himself - New York Mets Pitcher
Known for movies
Plátano Champion (2017) as Himself
Sunday Night Baseball (2004-2011) as Himself - Chicago White Sox Pitcher / Himself - Lo
Rome Is Burning (2008-2009) as Himself
1999 National League Championship Series (1999) as Himself - New York Mets Pitcher