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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy Taxin

Opening statements expected in trial over LA Angels' alleged role in pitcher Skaggs' overdose death

Opening statements were expected Tuesday in the trial for the wrongful death lawsuit accusing the Los Angeles Angels of being responsible for the 2019 drug overdose death of one of its star pitchers.

Lawyers for the Angels and the family of Tyler Skaggs are expected to address the jury in the long-awaited civil trial over whether the MLB team should be held responsible after one of its employees was convicted of providing drugs that led to the pitcher's overdose on a team trip to Texas.

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