ARLINGTON, Texas (THECOUNT) — Tyler Skaggs‘ death may have been tied to an Angels staffer who allegedly told authorities he’d supplied the late pitcher with drugs, this according to a new report.
ESPN put out the bombshell story Saturday, claiming to have spoken with sources who say that Eric Kay — the Angels’ director of communications — confessed to DEA agents investigating Skaggs’ death that he’d hooked him up with oxycodone for years, reports TMZ Saturday.
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On top of that, ESPN says their sources allege Kay also told the DEA that he’d given the pitcher oxy at least a day or two before the team left for Texas on a road trip.
Per the report … Skaggs allegedly asked Kay for another installment of oxy on the actual day the team left, but Kay was unable to supply it. This is potentially huge, as Kay also allegedly told DEA agents that Skaggs snorted 3 lines in front of him shortly before his death.
A toxicology report has determined that 27-year-old Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died in Texas of an accidental overdose from a mix of alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone last month.
Los Angeles Angels confirmed the pitcher died at age 27 in Texas.
On the afternoon of July 1, Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room in the Dallas area suburb of Southlake.
At the time, police ruled out both foul play and suicide. The Angels were in Dallas at the time for a three-game series against the Rangers, reports CBSLosAngeles.
No other information was immediately provided.
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