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Angels Outfielder Mike Trout Testifies He Loved Late Teammate Skaggs and Saw No Signs of Drug Use
The family seeks $118 million in damages, alleging the Angels knew about illegal drug use leading to Skaggs' overdose during a 2019 team trip.
- On Tuesday, Mike Trout could soon testify in the civil trial brought by the family of the late pitcher Tyler Skaggs against the Los Angeles Angels, with Trout expected in Orange County court this week.
- Skaggs' family contends the team bears responsibility after Eric Kay, former Angels communications director , provided a fentanyl-tainted pill on the 2019 Texas team trip and opioids to five other players.
- On Monday, Tom Taylor, Angels traveling secretary, testified he was unaware of drug use and denied reporting Eric Kay despite abnormal behavior, while Tim Mead, former Angels vice president, said he believed Kay had a prescription drug problem and urged informing John Carpino, Angels president.
- Testimony from Taylor and Mead will likely be key for the jury in determining whether the ball club knew about the Kay–Skaggs drug connection before the 2019 Texas hotel room death, and testimony continues Tuesday in the expected month-long trial.
- Policy context and the club's defense frame how the jury may assess institutional responsibility, noting Major League Baseball policy bans opioids and the Angels argue Skaggs and Kay used drugs privately.
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