SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) — Mike Trout could soon testify in the civil trial brought by the family of the late pitcher Tyler Skaggs against the Los Angeles Angels.
The family contends the team should be held responsible for Skaggs’ death after its communication director, Eric Kay, was convicted of providing the fentanyl-tainted pill that led to Skaggs’ fatal overdose on a team trip to Texas in 2019.
Skaggs’ family is trying to prove the Angels knew – or should have known – that Kay was providing drugs illegally to Skaggs.
The Angels argue that Skaggs and Kay were involved in drugs on their own time and the team could not have prevented what Skaggs did in the privacy of his hotel room the night he died. The team has also said its officials were not aware Skaggs was taking drugs or they would have tried to help him.
Angels traveling secretary Tom Taylor was on the stand Monday.
Trout, who was Skaggs’ Angels teammate and friend, is expected in Orange County court Tuesday. He could give testimony, possibly written, sometime this week.
Skaggs’ family is seeking $118 million in lost earnings as well as compensation for their pain and suffering and punitive damages against the team.
The trial is expected to take weeks.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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