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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.
The Angels are bringing back a 33-year-old former Gold Glove Award and veteran of eight major league seasons. Infielder Yolmer Sanchez, who played 120 games at
The other players testified that it was Skaggs who introduced them to opioids and informed them that Kay could procure the pills. Theodora argued that while Kay was “complicit,” it was Skaggs who was “more of a danger to his fellow players.”
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LA Angels president testifies he wishes he'd known about drug use before pitcher's fatal overdose
The Los Angeles Angels’ president says the fatal overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs was tough for the baseball club and he wished he knew sooner about drug use by the player and one of the team’s employ
The Los Angeles Angels have acquired infielder Vaughn Grissom in a trade with the Boston Red Sox, who received minor league outfielder Isaiah Jackson.
In a 2013 text to another player, Skaggs wrote “I ran out of pain pills you know anyone with them,” adding “Plus I’m pitching today (expletive) me.”
Attorneys for the Angels aimed to paint a longer arc of drug and alcohol abuse by Tyler Skaggs in the wrongful-death lawsuit against the club.
Vaughn Grissom, who rose the ranks of the Atlanta Braves organization before a trade sent him north to the Red Sox for Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale, is on the move again. According to multiple reports Tuesday, the Red Sox are trading Grissom to the Los Angeles Angels for a minor league player.
Between injuries and underperformance, Anthony Rendon 's tenure with the Los Angeles Angels has been a disappointment so far. With one year remaining on his contract, rumors have suggested that Rendon may retire before the 2026 MLB season. New Angels manager Kurt Suzuki is not assuming anything until he hears news from a reliable source, however.