Tyler Skaggs, starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, dies at 27

NY Post ^ | 07/01/2019 | Joe Tacopino

[DFG]

Tyler Skaggs, a 27-year-old starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, died in Texas on Monday, the team said.

Skaggs was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in his hotel room at around 2:18 p.m., according to the Southlake Police Department in Texas

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Tyler has, and always will be, an important part of the Angels Family,” read a statement from the team.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Carli and his entire family during this devastating time.”

[gov_bean_ counter]

Celtics should have picked Chuck Persons.

[gov_bean_ counter]

...and Stapleton should have been in for Buckner.

[grey_whiskers]

Remember Len Bias 2nd pick of the 1986 NBA draft by Boston Celtics? 2 days later died from cardiac arrhythmia.

I thought he tried Cocaine while celebrating his signing by the Celtics.

Out of Maryland and Lefty Dreisell's program, right?

[BenLurkin]

To me it seemed like certain of his team-mates didn’t play 100% when he was on the mound. Kind of wondered what the story was with that.

And now this.

[SoFloFreeper]

Hmm.

[Adder]

Crack, wasn’t it?

[OrangeHoof]

..and Nick Adenhart, but he was only 22.

What about Luis Valbuena, just last December? Technically, he was a free agent but his last team was the Angels. Then there are names like Donnie Moore, Lyman Bostock, Mike Miley, Chico Ruiz...

[justa-hairyape]

Did he drink from the mini bar ?

[JohnBovenmyer]

Skaggs and Kile were both starting pitchers, who died of natural causes. They also shared a team mate. Kile in 2002 played with a young star for the Cardinals, Albert Pujols. Now certain future Hall of Famer Pujols was playing with Skaggs in Anaheim.

[ssaftler]

Don't recall if it was smoking crack or doing lines of powder. Either way: