Trial date for former Angels employee Eric Kay set in Tyler Skaggs overdose case
4 years, 2 months ago

Trial date for former Angels employee Eric Kay set in Tyler Skaggs overdose case

LA Times  

The trial of former Angels employee Eric Kay in connection with the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs is scheduled to start Dec. 14 in Texas. The trial of former Angels employee Eric Kay in connection with the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs is scheduled to start Dec. 14 in Fort Worth, Texas. A grand jury indicted Kay last month on felony counts of distributing the fentanyl that resulted in Skaggs’ death and conspiring with unspecified “others” to “possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute” fentanyl since at least 2017. Authorities later found a counterfeit oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl in Skaggs’ hotel room along with “white residue” on the floor that tested positive for fentanyl.

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The desperate hours: a pro baseball pitcher’s fentanyl overdose
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The desperate hours: a pro baseball pitcher’s fentanyl overdose

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Not many victims of the opioid crisis in America make national headlines. Shortly before a 1:07 p.m. game against the A’s, Skaggs receives a text from Eric Kay, the team communications director who for years has allegedly supplied him with “blue boys” — blue, 30-milligram oxycodone pills. Kay: “Hoe many?” Skaggs: “Just a few like 5” Kay: “Word” Skaggs: “Don’t …

Tyler Skaggs’ death revisited as MLB partners with White House to reduce opioid overdoses
7 months, 1 week ago

Tyler Skaggs’ death revisited as MLB partners with White House to reduce opioid overdoses

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Members of Tyler Skaggs’ family, from left, wife, Carli; mother, Debbie Hetman; and Danny Hetman, join in a moment of silence in Tyler’s honor before the Angels’ home game against the Seattle Mariners on July 12, 2019. It’s been nearly five years since Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of an accidental overdose of oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl in a …

Eric Kay’s appeal denied in fentanyl case that killed Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs
1 year, 2 months ago

Eric Kay’s appeal denied in fentanyl case that killed Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs

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Mike Trout wears a jersey honoring late teammate Tyler Skaggs as he speaks to Angels communications director Eric Kay in July 2019. A federal court has rejected former Angels communications director Eric Kay’s appeal of his two felony convictions in the death of Tyler Skaggs in a terse, four-page ruling that affirmed Kay’s guilt for supplying the fentanyl-laced oxycodone that …

Ex-Angels employee sentenced to 22 years in prison in Tyler Skaggs overdose death
2 years, 3 months ago

Ex-Angels employee sentenced to 22 years in prison in Tyler Skaggs overdose death

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Eric Kay, shown in February, was sentenced to prison Tuesday for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs with the drugs that led to his death in 2019. “He paid the ultimate price for that.” In one call with his mother, Kay called Skaggs a “piece of s—” and said, “Well, he’s dead, so f— ’em.” He called the Skaggs family “dumb” …

Eric Kay found guilty of supplying drugs that led to death of Angels’ Tyler Skaggs
2 years, 10 months ago

Eric Kay found guilty of supplying drugs that led to death of Angels’ Tyler Skaggs

LA Times  

Former Angels employee Eric Kay, shown after exiting federal court Tuesday in Fort Worth, was found guilty of two charges in relation to Tyler Skaggs’ death. In October 2020, a federal grand jury indicted Kay on two felony counts: the previous conspiracy charge and with “knowingly and intentionally” distributing the fentanyl that led to Skaggs’ death. She argued Kay was …

Another Angels employee connected Eric Kay with drug dealer in Tyler Skaggs case, prosecutors argue
2 years, 11 months ago

Another Angels employee connected Eric Kay with drug dealer in Tyler Skaggs case, prosecutors argue

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Tyler Skaggs pitches for the Angels against the Oakland Athletics on June 29, 2019. Prosecutors on Friday argued that another Angels employee connected Eric Kay with the person who supplied the drugs that led to Tyler Skaggs’ death in July 2019. She said Skaggs quit the drug “cold turkey.” Sedwick testified the records show that Kay and Smith, after the …

Seven former Angels could be summoned as witnesses in Eric Kay trial
2 years, 11 months ago

Seven former Angels could be summoned as witnesses in Eric Kay trial

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Federal prosecutors could call seven former Angels players as witnesses during the trial of the ex-communications director Eric Kay in the fatal overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Will testify that Eric Kay provided drugs believed to be oxycodone to and others; knowledge of oxycodone use; lingo used when referring to oxycodone pills; and communications with Eric Kay about oxycodone.” The …

Judge rebukes prosecutors for accusing Angels of being evasive in Eric Kay drug case
3 years, 2 months ago

Judge rebukes prosecutors for accusing Angels of being evasive in Eric Kay drug case

LA Times  

A view of a Los Angeles Angels jersey with a patch to honor Tyler Skaggs, who wore the No. A federal judge sharply criticized the effort by prosecutors to compel the Angels to comply with a subpoena in the case against former employee Eric Kay and rejected their attempt in an order unsealed Tuesday. “The government apparently has no idea …

Ex-Angels employee charged in Tyler Skaggs’ death supplied players with drugs, feds say
3 years, 4 months ago

Ex-Angels employee charged in Tyler Skaggs’ death supplied players with drugs, feds say

LA Times  

Federal prosecutors say they plan to present testimony from several Major League Baseball players who allege they received oxycodone from a former Angels employee who faces trial in the fatal overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, shown in 2019. Federal prosecutors plan to present testimony from “approximately” five Major League Baseball players who allege they received oxycodone from a former Angels …

Trial of ex-Angels employee in connection with Tyler Skaggs’ death is delayed again
3 years, 5 months ago

Trial of ex-Angels employee in connection with Tyler Skaggs’ death is delayed again

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The trial of ex-Angels employee Eric Kay in connection with the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs has been delayed for a third time. The order said that “a failure to grant a continuance would deny counsel for the defendant the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation …” The trial was supposed to begin Aug. 16 in Fort Worth, but …

Tyler Skaggs’ family sues Angels over pitcher’s death
3 years, 6 months ago

Tyler Skaggs’ family sues Angels over pitcher’s death

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Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs leaves the field during a pitching change against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 18, 2019, in Toronto. “The Angels Organization strongly disagrees with the claims made by the Skaggs family and we will vigorously defend these lawsuits in court.” In a separate statement, Mead’s attorney, Eric Vandevelde, said his client “was not aware, informed or …

Eric Kay’s attorney files motion to postpone trial connected to Tyler Skaggs’ death
3 years, 9 months ago

Eric Kay’s attorney files motion to postpone trial connected to Tyler Skaggs’ death

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Eric Kay speaks with Angels star Mike Trout before a game against the Seattle Mariners on July 12, 2019. An attorney for Eric Kay, the former Angels employee charged in connection with the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, filed a motion Friday to postpone the trial because of the time needed to review the large amount of evidence turned …

Eric Kay trial in connection with Tyler Skaggs death rescheduled for April
4 years, 2 months ago

Eric Kay trial in connection with Tyler Skaggs death rescheduled for April

LA Times  

Former Angels employee Eric Kay, right, speaks to Mike Trout in the dugout before a game against the Seattle Mariners on July 12, 2019. The trial of former Angels employee Eric Kay in connection with pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death has been delayed until next year after one of the attorneys involved contracted the novel coronavirus. A grand jury indicted …

Eric Kay indicted in Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death
4 years, 3 months ago

Eric Kay indicted in Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death

LA Times  

Pitcher Tyler Skaggs died in his hotel room July 1, 2019, in Southlake, Texas, before the Angels were scheduled to start a three-game series against the Texas Rangers. A federal grand jury in Texas has indicted former Angels employee Eric Kay on two felony counts in the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Returned late Thursday and filed Friday morning …

DEA interviews Matt Harvey, Trevor Cahill and current Angels in Tyler Skaggs probe
5 years, 3 months ago

DEA interviews Matt Harvey, Trevor Cahill and current Angels in Tyler Skaggs probe

LA Times  

Federal agents have interviewed at least six current and former Angels players as part of their investigation into the drug-related death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, according to a person with knowledge of the interviews who is not authorized to speak publicly about them. “Trevor was friends with Tyler,” agent John Boggs said, referring to Cahill, “but all this other craziness …

Angels’ Eric Kay: People with ‘roles’ in Tyler Skaggs’ death must take responsibility
5 years, 3 months ago

Angels’ Eric Kay: People with ‘roles’ in Tyler Skaggs’ death must take responsibility

LA Times  

Eric Kay, the Angels employee who admitted to giving the late pitcher Tyler Skaggs opioids for years, says cooperating with the DEA is “the right thing to do.” The Angels employee who reportedly provided opioids to Tyler Skaggs issued a statement Sunday saying that cooperating with federal authorities was “the right thing to do” and that “it’s time for everybody …

Attorney for implicated Angels employee: Tyler Skaggs ‘an addict who overdosed’
5 years, 3 months ago

Attorney for implicated Angels employee: Tyler Skaggs ‘an addict who overdosed’

LA Times  

The attorney for an Angels employee who reportedly provided opioids to Tyler Skaggs described the pitcher as “an addict who overdosed.” Eric Kay, who has worked for the team in media relations for 24 years, engaged Newport Beach criminal defense attorney Michael Molfetta nearly two months ago out of concern that he might be made a “scapegoat” in the investigation …

Details of Tyler Skaggs’ death could trigger legal battle with millions at stake
5 years, 4 months ago

Details of Tyler Skaggs’ death could trigger legal battle with millions at stake

LA Times  

Tyler Skaggs watches the Angels play the Tigers from the bench on May 8, 2019. “We’re going to want to know how it came about that those drugs were ingested,” Hardin told The Times, “and whether or not others are responsible for what happened.” The prospects of success for any wrongful death suit could depend on whether attorneys can identify …

Tyler Skaggs' death to drugs raises questions for MLB, Angels
5 years, 4 months ago

Tyler Skaggs' death to drugs raises questions for MLB, Angels

LA Times  

Angels starter Tyler Skaggs was found dead on July 1 of an accidental overdose involving opioids and alcohol. 1 / 17 Fans create a makeshift memorial for Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. 2 / 17 Fans place flowers at a growing memorial for Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. 3 / 17 Angels …

Tyler Skaggs’ autopsy: Fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol led to death by choking on vomit
5 years, 4 months ago

Tyler Skaggs’ autopsy: Fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol led to death by choking on vomit

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Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs towels off before a game against the Minnesota Twins on May 11, 2018, in Anaheim. 3 / 17 Angels fan Eric Lopez brings flowers to a growing memorial for Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. 5 / 17 Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs towels off before the game …

Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, 27, is found dead
5 years, 6 months ago

Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, 27, is found dead

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Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room only hours before the opener of a four-game series with the Texas Rangers and three days before the 27-year-old left-hander was scheduled to make his next start. “He just had a very good way about him that was instilled in him from his upbringing.” 1 / 17 A growing …

Sports world reacts to the death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs
5 years, 6 months ago

Sports world reacts to the death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs

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Angels fan Reza Agahi of Anaheim spends a quiet moment at Angel Stadium after learning of pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ death on Monday. I’m sick — Phil Hughes July 1, 2019 Our deepest sympathies are with the family of Tyler Skaggs & the entire @Angels organization. pic.twitter.com/Zrb68VPdqf — Nelson Cruz July 1, 2019 Angels fans pay their respects to Tyler Skaggs …

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