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Former MLB pitcher Odalis Pérez died Thursday night at the age of 44 after falling down a flight of stairs at his home in the Dominican Republic.

Pérez was reportedly found in his Santo Domingo residence by his brother, Cristián Pérez, several neighbors and a business associate named Ramón Caridad, with whom Pérez had been running a local youth baseball academy.

Caridad told DailyMail.com on Friday that Pérez was apparently walking up from the first floor of his home to a terrace area when he suffered the fatal fall.

Several American outlets reported that Pérez fell off a ladder, which may have been a discrepancy in a direct translation, Caridad said.

Erick Almonte, who also played in the majors and is now the president of the Dominican Federation of Professional Baseball Players, told Diario Libre that Pérez had suffered a heart attack.

An autopsy report is still pending, Pérez's lawyer, Walin Batista, told Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes.

'This is unfortunate,' Batista said.

Pérez had a 72-82 record in 252 appearances, including 211 starts during his 10-year career.