US EditionTyler Skaggs’ widow denies knowing about former Angels pitcher’s drug use
Carli Skaggs testified she was unaware of her husband’s opioid use or drug problems before his 2019 death caused by a fentanyl-laced pill, amid a wrongful-death trial.
- On Nov. 17, Carli Skaggs testified that she denied knowing her husband had a drug problem before his 2019 death and said Angels GM Billy Eppler called her the morning after Tyler was found unresponsive in a Texas hotel room.
- The lawsuit alleges Eric Kay, former Angels communications staffer, supplied a counterfeit fentanyl pill contributing to Tyler's death, and Skaggs' family is seeking $118 million from the Los Angeles Angels.
- In emotional testimony, Carli Skaggs recounted traveling to Texas to see Tyler Skaggs’ body in the morgue and said, `I don't even know that I heard him say the words 'he was gone,' but that's what I knew.`
- The trial has included testimony from Mike Trout and Kay's ex-wife, testimony continues on Tuesday, and the Angels maintain they did not know Skaggs was taking drugs.
- After Skaggs' death, Major League Baseball reached a deal with the Players Association to test for opioids and refer positives to treatment; Carli Skaggs founded the Tyler Skaggs Foundation and Eric Kay received a 22 years federal sentence.
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Tyler Skaggs' widow says she was not aware of pitcher's drug use at time of death; mother also testifies
Tyler Skaggs' widow and mother testified in the wrongful death trial against the Los Angeles Angels, seeking $118 million in damages for the pitcher's 2019 death.
Widow and Mother Testify in Tyler Skaggs Lawsuit Trial
The widow and mother of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs testified Monday in their wrongful death lawsuit trial against the team, acknowledging his history with substance abuse, but saying they were unaware of him continuing to struggle with opioids until his death on a road trip in Texas in July 2019. Skaggs’ widow, Carli Skaggs, testified that she had trouble recalling many of the text exchanges she had with her husband years ago when confronted by…
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Tyler Skaggs’ widow denies knowing about former Angels pitcher’s drug use
The wife of Tyler Skaggs denied knowing that the 27-year-old pitcher had a drug problem prior to his shocking 2019 death in a Texas hotel room as she testified Monday, Nov. 17 in the trial of wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Angels that the widow described as having consumed her life. An often-emotional Carli Skaggs — who has spent every day of a civil trial that is now entering a sixth week sitting in the front row of the courtroo…
Widow of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs shares emotional testimony in civil trial
The widow of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs testified in court Monday about the morning in 2019 when she received a call from the team’s general manager. Carli Skaggs said she was unsettled when her husband did not reply after she sent several text messages. The call from the team’s general manager came the following morning — Tyler had been found...
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