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Ex-Angels employee gets 22 years in Skaggs overdose death
Read full article: Ex-Angels employee gets 22 years in Skaggs overdose deathA former Los Angeles Angels employee has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas.
Angels lefty Reid Detmers has no-hitter thru 7 against Rays
Read full article: Angels lefty Reid Detmers has no-hitter thru 7 against RaysLos Angeles Angels rookie Reid Detmers has a no-hitter through seven innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, a bid that survived a borderline error call in the seventh.
At Skaggs trial, 4 MLB players testify they received drugs
Read full article: At Skaggs trial, 4 MLB players testify they received drugsFour major league players have testified they received oxycodone pills from a former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to the pitcher’s overdose death.
Former colleague says ex-Angels employee saw Skaggs do drugs
Read full article: Former colleague says ex-Angels employee saw Skaggs do drugsA one-time colleague has testified that former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Prescott Kay confided that he watched Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs do drugs the night before he was found dead in Texas.
Prosecutors: Former Angels employee lied after Skaggs' death
Read full article: Prosecutors: Former Angels employee lied after Skaggs' deathProsecutors say a former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing Tyler Skaggs the drugs that caused the pitcher's overdose death lied to police about seeing Skaggs the night before he was found dead.
5 MLB pitchers on witness list for trial over Skaggs' death
Read full article: 5 MLB pitchers on witness list for trial over Skaggs' deathFive major league pitchers are on the government’s witness list for the trial of a former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs with the drugs that caused his overdose death.
Eppler, joining Mets, embraces return to `intimidating' NYC
Read full article: Eppler, joining Mets, embraces return to `intimidating' NYCBilly Eppler embraced the bright lights of the big city, promising on his first day as Mets general manager to pursue pricey free agents and create a perennial World Series contender.
Skaggs' family sues Angels, 2 employees for negligence
Read full article: Skaggs' family sues Angels, 2 employees for negligenceThe family of former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs filed lawsuits in Texas and California charging the team and two former employees with negligence in his drug-related death two years ago.
Ex-Angels employee indicted in Tyler Skaggs' fatal overdose
Read full article: Ex-Angels employee indicted in Tyler Skaggs' fatal overdoseFORT WORTH, Texas – A federal grand jury indicted a former Los Angeles Angels employee on drug charges for allegedly providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs with the drugs that caused his overdose death. Eric Prescott Kay was charged Thursday with drug distribution and drug conspiracy in Skaggs' overdose death, according to the indictment in Fort Worth, Texas. Kay was the Angels’ director of communications, and he served as their public relations contact on many road trips. He was placed on leave shortly after Skaggs’ death, and he never returned to the team. Team officials said they had not been aware that Skaggs, a 27-year-old left-hander, was an opioids user and didn’t know any employees were providing drugs to players.