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MLB Faces Scrutiny in Tyler Skaggs Wrongful Death Trial

11/12/2025

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Major League Baseball (MLB) faces allegations in a wrongful death trial related to Tyler Skaggs, who died from a fentanyl-laced pill in July 2019.
Eric Kay, the former Angels communications director, is serving a 22-year sentence for supplying the pill.
Testimony indicated that the Angels worked with MLB to address Kay's drug addiction, while some witnesses claimed ignorance of his substance abuse.
MLB denied involvement in Kay's treatment and stated that proper reporting protocols were not followed.
The Skaggs family’s lawyers have not accused MLB of wrongdoing as the trial examines the responsibilities of the Angels and MLB.

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Major League Baseball (MLB) faces allegations in a wrongful death trial related to Tyler Skaggs, who died from a fentanyl-laced pill in July 2019.
Eric Kay, the former Angels communications director, is serving a 22-year sentence for supplying the pill.
Testimony indicated that the Angels worked with MLB to address Kay's drug addiction, while some witnesses claimed ignorance of his substance abuse.
MLB denied involvement in Kay's treatment and stated that proper reporting protocols were not followed.
The Skaggs family’s lawyers have not accused MLB of wrongdoing as the trial examines the responsibilities of the Angels and MLB.