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Karl Rasmussen

Active MLB Pitcher Alleged To Have Provided Prescription Drugs to Tyler Skaggs

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Wade Miley was mentioned in a court filing obtained by The Athletic. | Jason Miller/Getty Images

A report from Sam Blum of The Athletic revealed new details about former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died in 2019 due to an overdose, and the wrongful death civil suit his family filed against the MLB franchise.

The new court filings, which were reportedly posted online accidentally, included a deposition from Skaggs's former agent, Ryan Hamill of Creative Artists Agency, in which he alleged that Skaggs received prescription drugs from former teammate and current Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Wade Miley.

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