Who is Carli Skaggs? Judge approves Tyler Skaggs' widow's lawsuit against LA Angels over his drug-related death
FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA: A California judge has approved the filing of a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Angels in relation to the drug-related death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. The team's move to dismiss the lawsuit was denied by Orange County Superior Court Judge Glenn Salter on Monday, October 31 and a 20-day jury trial has been scheduled to begin on October 2, 2023.
Skaggs, 27, was discovered dead on July 1, 2019, in a hotel room in the Southlake neighborhood of Dallas, the day before the Angels were scheduled to play against the Texas Rangers in the opening of a four-game road trip. Skaggs reportedly choked to death on his own vomit, and a hazardous combination of alcohol, fentanyl, and oxycodone was found in his system, according to a coroner's report. Speaking on the tragic loss, Mike Trout, a close friend of Skaggs, remarked, "We lost a teammate, we lost a friend, a brother. We just gotta get through it. Skaggs was an unbelievable person."
