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On YouTubeLos Angeles Angels News / Pinstripe Alley / December 22
Tyler Skaggs, and why can’t we be better 
Here’s the thing about human beings: we’re pretty good at asking for what we need, and finding alternatives when we can’t get it. In the early-to-mid-90s, thousands of men begged governments for access to AZT drugs, the only thing that could save their lives as HIV/AIDS wiped out a generation.
Los Angeles Angels News / Field Level Media / December 19
Angels settle wrongful death lawsuit with Tyler Skaggs’ family
More than six years after the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, the Los Angeles Angels reached a settlement Friday of the wrongful death lawsuit brought against them by his family.
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The 20 most significant MLB Rule 5 draftees
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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era
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MLB News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / December 17
MLB News: Dodgers defered contracts, Mets, Kenley Jansen, Tyler Skaggs trial
Happy Wednesday, BCB readers! We’ve got lots of good little news bites to keep you entertained today, including some roundups of trade rumors, looks at some free agent signings that teams are hoping will be the thing they need to compete next year.
Los Angeles Angels News / ESPN / December 15
Jurors hear closing arguments in Skaggs civil trial
Jurors on Monday heard closing arguments in a two-month civil trial over whether the Angels should be held responsible for pitcher Tyler Skaggs' fatal overdose in 2019.
Los Angeles Angels News / ESPN / December 12
Angels' Carpino: Skaggs a 'drug addict' and 'dealer'
Angels president John Carpino closed out the final day of testimony Friday in the Tyler Skaggs wrongful-death civil trial by asserting that the late pitcher was not a victim but a "drug addict and a drug dealer."
Los Angeles Angels News / ESPN / December 9
Witnesses offer conflicting testimony in Skaggs trial
Jurors heard conflicting testimony from two key witnesses Tuesday regarding the Angels' culpability and prior knowledge of drug use in the wrongful death lawsuit against the team by the family of deceased pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
Morin says he, Skaggs secretive about drug use
Mike Morin, a former Angels teammate of Tyler Skaggs, testified Tuesday that he, Skaggs and the team employee who provided them with illicit pills, Eric Kay, were secretive about their drug use, and that the team was not responsible for what they did.
Los Angeles Angels News / MLB on ClutchPoints / November 17
More details emerge about dispute over Tyler Skaggs’ family accusing Angels VP of perjury
A dispute over testimony from Los Angeles Angels vice president for human resources Deborah Johnston has intensified as the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of former pitcher Tyler Skaggs enters its sixth week.
Los Angeles Angels News / ESPN / October 28
'The Angels failed Eric,' ex-wife of Kay says at trial
Camela Kay, the ex-wife of former Angels employee Eric Kay, on Tuesday said the MLB team failed her drug-addicted husband during a trial over the fatal overdose of Tyler Skaggs.
Los Angeles Angels News / MLB on ClutchPoints / October 15
Angels’ Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death blamed on LA in lawyer’s opening statement
Jurors in the wrongful death civil trial of former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs began hearing opening statements Tuesday, marking the start of a high-stakes battle over whether the team bears responsibility for his fatal overdose during a 2019 road trip to Texas, per ESPN.
Los Angeles Angels News / Field Level Media / October 14
Family of Tyler Skaggs, Angels clash as wrongful-death trial opens
Four years after Tyler Skaggs' widow and parents sued the Los Angeles Angels over his drug- and alcohol-related death during a 2019 road trip, both sides delivered lengthy opening statements on Tuesday in a California courtroom, with each side blaming the other.
Los Angeles Angels News / Yardbarker / February 17, 2022
Jury finds former Angels staffer Eric Kay guilty in death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs
The former Los Angeles Angels communications director is facing a minimum sentence of 20 years in jail.
Los Angeles Angels News / Yardbarker / October 16, 2020
Former Angels employee Eric Kay indicted in Tyler Skaggs' death
Skaggs, 27, died in his Texas hotel room on July 1, 2019, ahead of the Angels matchup against the Rangers.
Los Angeles Angels News / Yardbarker / August 7, 2020
Former Angels employee indicted for distributing fentanyl to Tyler Skaggs
Skaggs, 27, died in his Texas hotel room on July 1, 2019, ahead of the Angels matchup against the Rangers. He was discovered on his bed with no signs of trauma.
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