Four former Angels say they received oxycodone pills from Eric Kay

Eric Kay, right, speaks to Angels outfielder Mike Trout before a 2019 game against the Seattle Mariners, where players paid tribute to the late Tyler Skaggs. Four former Angels players testified Tuesday to receiving oxycodone pills from Eric Kay, the team’s former communications director charged with giving Tyler Skaggs the drugs that resulted in his death in a suburban Dallas hotel room in July 2019. He said he bought pills from Kay “maybe one other time.” The four players’ revelations arose after the government Monday introduced former Angels pitcher Garrett Richards as someone who potentially bought drugs from Kay based on three money transfers totaling $1,700 he made to Kay on Venmo between Nov. 2016 and Nov. 2017. “I didn’t have a good feeling … I felt shaky and sweaty.” Harvey said he took oxycodone after the experience, but “not frequently.” He said Skaggs told him he would occasionally crush oxycodone pills and snort them in the Angels’ clubhouse bathroom. Harvey said he shared “three, maybe four” pink pills — he said he doesn’t remember if they were Percocet or oxycodone — with Skaggs in June 2019.