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A Fort Worth, Texas jury has found former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay guilty of distributing fentanyl and causing the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs in 2019. The jury turned in its verdict within three hours of beginning deliberations this morning. Kay was immediately taken into custody. “We’re…

Los Angeles Angels outfielder/pitcher Shohei Ohtani today became the first two-way star to win the American League Most Valuable Player award. He received all 30 first-place votes for his dominating performance. The 27-year-old Ohtani hit 46 home runs with 100 RBI and went 9-2 with a 3.18 ERA and 156 strikeouts in 23…

One of baseball’s biggest stars is done for the season. Los Angeles outfielder Mike Trout has been declared officially out for the remainder of the 2021 season because of a nagging injury to his calf. The three-time AL MVP has been out of commission since May, playing just 36 games. His final stats show Trout hit…

A court filing late on Friday indicates federal prosecutors will use testimony from at least five Major League Baseball players in the drug-related trial of a former Los Angeles Angels employee. Ex-Angels Communications Director Eric Kay will stand trial in Fort Worth, Texas this October for giving oxycodone to…

Los Angeles Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway allegedly sexually harassed at least five female members of the sports media during his time with the Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, and Angels, a Major League Baseball investigation has concluded. As a result, the Angels fired Callaway as their pitching coach…

In a surprise move, the Los Angeles Dodgers are reportedly enlisting first baseman Albert Pujols to join the team. The official announcement is expected Monday. The signing comes weeks after Pujols, a near-certain Hall of Famer, was unceremoniously dumped by the Los Angeles Angels. Pujols was not doing well this year…

The former communications director for the Los Angeles Angels was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for his role in the 2019 overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. The indictment said Kay told federal agents he provided oxycodone pills to Skaggs, and said he had an ongoing arrangement to serve as the…

The federal Drug Enforcement Agency has charged former Los Angeles Angels director of communications Eric Kay with supplying the drugs that killed pitcher Tyler Skaggs last year. Skaggs was found dead in his Texas hotel room from choking on his own vomit after ingesting a lethal mix of alcohol and the painkillers…

The ongoing investigation into the drug-related death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs has seen a number of his former teammates questioned. The Los Angeles Times reported that the players were questioned last month by the Drug Enforcement Administration. They were asked about opiate abuse on the team and…

The late Tyler Skaggs, who choked to death on his own vomit in July after ingesting opiates, was given the drugs by a team employee of the Los Angeles Angels, according to an ESPN report. Skaggs died in July in a Texas hotel room at age 27. An autopsy found fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol in his body, and the death is…

The federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is investigating the overdose death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, focusing on how the 27-year-old pitcher obtained the drugs. ESPN reported the probe, but didn’t indicate why the feds are getting involved. The Skaggs family alluded to the possible involvement of…

The Santa Monica Observer has issued a story following the coroner’s verdict today on the cause of death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, a report that largely vindicated the newspaper’s speculation on his cause of death. The newspaper was blasted by the Angels and Texas police after it published an earlier…