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Former Angels employee sentenced to 22 years in prison in overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs

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Former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for giving pitcher Tyler Skaggs pills laced with fentanyl that ended up killing him.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Former Los Angeles Angels employee sentenced to 22 years in prison in overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Eric Levenson, Ashley Killough and Chuck Johnston, CNN The former Los Angeles Angels employee who provided the drugs that resulted in the 2019 overdose death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday on drug charges.

  2. KTVU San Francisco

    Former Angels employee sentenced to 22 years in prison in overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    Former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for giving pitcher Tyler Skaggs pills laced with fentanyl that ended up killing him.

  3. WFAA Dallas

    Former Los Angeles Angels employee sentenced to 22 years in prison for pitcher Tyler Skaggs' death (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    Prosecutors said Kay provided the drugs to Skaggs – leading to the pitcher’s overdose.

  4. NBC News

    Former Los Angeles Angels executive sentenced to 22 years in overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs (opens NBC News)

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    Eric Kay, former communications director for the Angels, was convicted of distribution of narcotics resulting in death. He plans to file an appeal.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Ex-Angels employee sentenced to prison for supplying drugs in Tyler Skaggs overdose death (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Eric Kay had been convicted of distributing fentanyl and giving Skaggs the drugs that caused his fatal overdose in 2019.

  6. CBS News

    Ex-Los Angeles Angels employee sentenced to 22 years in overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs (opens CBS News)

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    A toxicology report found a mix of alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone in Tyler Skaggs' system after he was found dead in a suburban Dallas hotel room in 2019.

  7. Courthouse News Service

    Ex-Angels staffer sentenced to 22 years in overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The judge said he added two years to a 20-year sentence after learning the defendant called the deceased pitcher a

  8. KESQ Palm Springs

    Ex-Angels employee gets 22 years in Skaggs overdose death (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Los Angeles Angels employee was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas.

  9. Delaware Public Media

    A former Los Angeles Angels employee gets 22 years in Tyler Skaggs' overdose death (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in 2019.

  10. The Daily Caller

    Judge Sentences Employee For MLB Team To 22 Years In Prison Over Death Of Pitcher (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A former employee with the Los Angeles Angels was sentenced to 22 years in prison for supplying drugs to Angels Pitcher Tyler Skaggs who later overdosed.

  11. Hiawatha World Online

    Ex-Angels employee to serve 22 years in prison over Tyler Skaggs' death (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    Former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison on Tuesday for his role in Tyler Skaggs' death three years ago.

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