Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of accidental overdose, coroner says
The 27-year-old pitcher died on a road trip to Texas in early July.

Tyler Skaggs, the Angels pitcher who died in early July during a road series in Texas, died of an accidental overdose according to a Tarrant County medical examiner’s report released Friday.
Skaggs, 27, had fentanyl and oxycodone in his system, along with alcohol. The report said he choked on his own vomit, according to the Los Angeles Times, and that there were no signs of trauma.
The Skaggs family released a statement, obtained by the Times.
In the statement, the family says they “were shocked to learn that [Skaggs’ death] may involve an employee of the Los Angeles Angels.” The family has obtained a Houston-based attorney, Rusty Hardin. Hardin said he and the family “want to know how it came about that those drugs were ingested and whether or not others are responsible for what happened.”
Skaggs died on July 1. His body was found in his Southlake, Texas, hotel room around midday when he did not report to the Rangers’ ballpark in Arlington on time.