What is Tyler Skaggs?
[[File:Tyler Skaggs (14613198219) (Cropped).jpg|right|280px]] '''Tyler Wayne Skaggs''' (July 13, 1991 – July 1, 2019) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He was born in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]], but raised in [[Santa Monica, California]]. Skaggs played for the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] from 2012 to 2013 and for the [[Los Angeles Angels]] in 2014 and again from 2016 until his death in 2019. Skaggs was found dead at his hotel room in [[Southlake, Texas]] on July 1, 2019 at the age of 27.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Jeff |title=Death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, 27, forces cancellation of Rangers game Monday |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/mlb/texas-rangers/article232164537.html |access-date=July 1, 2019 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram}}</ref> No foul play is suspected and the cause of death has not been revealed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/07/01/tyler-skaggs-death-los-angeles-angels|title=Angels Pitcher Tyler Skaggs Dies at Age 27|first=Charolette |last=Carroll|publisher=Sports Illustrated|date=July 1, 2019|access-date=July 1, 2019}}</ref> On August 30, an autopsy revealed that Skaggs had [[fentanyl]], [[oxycodone]], and [[alcohol]] in his system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/08/30/angels-pitcher-tyler-skaggs-had-opioids-alcohol-his-system-time-his-death/|accessdate=July 27, 2023|title=Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had opioids, alcohol in his system at time of death|publisher=[[WaPo|The Washington Post]]}}</ref> The [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] said that the fentanyl was the cause of his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/sports/baseball/tyler-skaggs-eric-kay-angels.html|accessdate=July 27, 2023|title=What to know about the investigation into Tyler Skaggs' death|publisher=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} {{baseballstats|mlb=572140|espn=31221|br=s/skaggty01|fangraphs=sa500787|cube=148169|brm=skaggs001tyl}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Skaggs, Tyle