The Dominican newspaper Diario Libre reports the former launcher of the Mets Octavio Dotel has been arrested. According to Marly Rivera ESPN, The arrest of Dotel was part of what the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic, Jean Alain Rodriguez, described "Largest operation against organized crime" in the countryside.

Another Dominican newspaper, Listin Darioreported former Mets second baseman Luis Castillo was also among those arrested today. The newspaper reports that the two former big players have been linked to drug trafficking and money laundering.

Dotel only launched for the Mets in 1999, before being part of a blockbuster with the Houston Astros in the off season. In this trade, the Mets sent Dotel, Roger Cedeno, and Kyle Kessel to the Astros for Mike Hampton and Derek Bell. The Mets and Astros were the first two of what was a record of 13 franchises for which Dotel played in his career.

Castillo arrived at the Mets in 2007, trading with the Minnesota Twins. Castillo played four years for the Mets, averaging .274 / .366 / .324. Among the fans of the Mets, we will always remember him for his fall Alex Rodriguez"Popup" allowing Mark Teixeira score a goal in the first Subway series played at Citi Field.

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