A federal court in Texas found former Angels communications director Eric Kay guilty for providing drugs to former pitcher Tyler Skaggs that caused his death in 2019. Kay faces a minimum sentence of 20 years, with sentencing slated for June.
After the verdict was announced, the Skaggs family and the Angels each released statements expressing sadness for the entire ordeal.
“We are very grateful to the government and the jury for seeing this important case through to the right verdict,” the Skaggs family’s statement read, per ESPN’s T.J. Quinn. “Tyler was the light of our family. He is gone, and nothing can ever bring him back. We are relieved that justice was served, although today is a painful reminder of the worst day in the life of our family.”
