Lawyers clash over Angels’ alleged role in Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death | Region

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A lawyer for the family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs argued Monday that the Los Angeles Angels’ failure to investigate reports of drug use and dealing by the team’s communications director led to the overdose death of the 27-year-old player.

An Angels’ attorney, however, said it was Skaggs who was pushing drug-addicted employee Eric Kay and his teammates to provide him with pills and that had club officials known about it they would have sought help for the left-handed pitcher.

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