The Tigers were Dotel's thirteenth major league team, allowing him to pass Matt Stairs, Mike Morgan and Ron Villone for the MLB record of the most teams for which a player played.
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He set 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.
Octavio Paz | Octávio Mateus | Octavio Meyran | Octavio | Octavio Dotel | Octavio M. Salati | Octávio Machado | Octávio de Sá |
played for 12 teams in his career, tied for 2nd all time with pitcher Mike Morgan and outfielder Matt Stairs, and trailing only Octavio Dotel who has played for 13 teams.