Tyler Skaggs, pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, has died aged 27

[shenmue]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48834693

Rest in peace.

[DesertRat]

1. So sad. He used to pitch for the Arizona Diamondbacks

Gone way too soon.

[shenmue]

2. I wonder what the cause was. Rest in peace.

[luvs2sing]

4. They don't know yet.

He was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Texas. Foul play and suicide are not suspected. So tragic. 😢

[TruckFump]

3. OMG!

I just watched him pitch.

So sad!

[Brother Buzz]

5. Coroner: Opioids and alcohol in Skaggs' system and ruled an accidental death

Coroner: Opioids and alcohol in Skaggs' system

30 August, 2019

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The opioids fentanyl and oxycodone, along with alcohol, were in Tyler Skaggs' system at the time of his death, according to an autopsy report that was released on Friday, nearly two months after the Los Angeles Angels pitcher was found unresponsive.

The Tarrant County medical examiner's office listed Skaggs' cause of death as "mixed ethanol, fentanyl and oxycodone intoxication with terminal aspiration of gastric contents," which essentially means Skaggs choked on his own vomit while under the influence. Skaggs, 27, died in his Southlake, Texas, hotel room on July 1. The autopsy revealed that his death was accidental.

As part of a two-paragraph statement released through legal counsel, Skaggs' family revealed that an unnamed Angels employee was tied to an ongoing investigation by the Southlake Police Department. A spokesman for Major League Baseball said the league was unaware of the allegation and will launch its own investigation.

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https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27501379/coroner-opioids-alcohol-skaggs-system