Former Angels Employee Charged In Tyler Skaggs Death, Distributed Fentanyl

Autopsy Reveals Tyler Skaggs Died From Choking On Vomit After Taking Opioids

A former Angels employee has been charged in the death of Anaheim Angels Pitcher Tyler Skaggs, for reportedly supplying him with Fenatyl.

As we reported, Skaggs died in July 2019 after choking on his own vomit following a lethal dose of alcohol and Fenatyl.

Eric Kay, who was the former director of communications for the Los Angeles Angels, has been charged by the Drug Enforcement Agency with illegally supplying the drugs to the pitcher.

Nealy Cox, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas revealed that Kay  has been charged with illegal possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl.

“Tyler Skaggs’ overdose — coming, as it did, in the midst of an ascendant baseball career — should be a wake-up call: No one is immune from this deadly drug, whether sold as a powder or hidden inside an innocuous-looking tablet,” Cox said.

Court documents also show texts between Skaggs and Kay asking him to bring the drugs to his hotel room.

Following news of the arrest, the lawyer representing Skaggs’ family released a statement,

“The family is deeply heartbroken to learn that Tyler would be alive today were it not for a pill containing fentanyl that was provided by the Director of Communications of the Angels. We note that the Angels say they commissioned an independent investigation that concluded no one in management was aware that a team employee was supplying illegal drugs to Tyler. We encourage the Angels to make that report public.”

“We are relieved that no one else who was supplied drugs by this Angels executive met the same fate as Tyler. While nothing will replace the loss of Tyler, we are very grateful to federal prosecutors for their diligent and ongoing work.”