A former Los Angeles Angels employee gets 22 years in Tyler Skaggs' overdose death
Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in 2019.
Tyler Skaggs
Former L.A. Angels employee found guilty of providing drugs that killed Tyler Skaggs
The Major League pitcher died in 2019 after being found unresponsive in a hotel room while the team was in Texas to play a series against the Rangers.
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The changes follow the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who was found with opioids and alcohol in his system.
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The Skaggs family released a statement suggesting that an Angels employee may have supplied the pitcher with the drugs that killed him.
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The team announced his death and police in Southlake, Texas, said Skaggs had been found unresponsive in his hotel room. The Angels were due to start a series against the Rangers on Monday.