Angels ex-staffer Eric Kay sentenced to 22 years in Tyler Skaggs overdose death
Former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years for giving Tyler Skaggs the drugs that caused his death.
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Former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years for giving Tyler Skaggs the drugs that caused his death.
Kay was convicted one count each of drug distribution resulting in death and drug conspiracy. He faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced on June 28.
Kay is accused of giving pitcher Tyler Skaggs a controlled substance that contributed to his death in a hotel in Southlake.
Jury selection begins in the trial of a former MLB employee accused of giving a team pitcher a controlled substance that contributed to his death more than two years ago at a North Texas hotel.
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Skaggs, 27, was found dead in his Southlake hotel room on July 1, 2019, before the start of what was supposed to be a four-game series against the Texas Rangers.
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An ex-employee of the Los Angeles Angels was charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in connection with the 2019 overdose death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
Whether it's a speeding ticket or whatever it might be, some of us are trying to get an edge some way or another in life. They happened to get caught for doing it. You can forgive them, but doesn't mean you have to forget," said Rendon.
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