Tyler Skaggs' widow says she was not aware of pitcher's drug use at time of death, mother also testifies

The wrongful decease proceedings of erstwhile Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs has reached its sixth week, and his widow and parent took the basal connected Monday.

Carli Skaggs, who began dating the MLB pitcher successful 2014, testified that she knew Skaggs battled a erstwhile addiction to Percocet earlier they dated but did not cognize helium was inactive utilizing drugs astatine the clip of his death.

Skaggs died successful 2019 aft taking fentanyl-laced oxycodone supplied by the team's erstwhile communications director, Eric Kay, who is serving 22 years successful prison, mixed with alcohol.

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The woman of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, Carli, with Skaggs' mom, Debbie Hetman, successful the dugout earlier a crippled against the Seattle Mariners played connected July 12, 2019, successful Anaheim, California. (John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Skaggs had developed his Percocet addiction during his clip with the Arizona Diamondbacks successful the aboriginal 2010s, which Carli had not recovered retired astir until astir a twelvemonth aft they began dating. Carli admitted her hubby took an ecstasy pill connected their honeymoon, and they smoked marijuana unneurotic but stopped erstwhile they wanted to commencement a family.

An lawyer representing the Skaggs household asked Carli if she was "able to deliberation of immoderate occasion" successful which she could person realized Skaggs was using.

"No. And I person racked my encephalon for thing I could person missed," she replied, via the Orange County Register.

Debbie Hetman, Skaggs' mother, testified that the Angels ne'er asked her astir her son's erstwhile addiction and would person told them had they asked. She besides said she asked Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the doc who performed his Tommy John country successful 2014, to prescribe a antithetic painkiller due to the fact that of his anterior addiction.

Tyler Skaggs of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during the archetypal inning of a crippled against the Oakland Athletics astatine Angel Stadium connected June 6, 2019, successful Anaheim, California. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

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Skaggs’ household is seeking $118 cardinal for Skaggs’ mislaid earnings, compensation for symptom and suffering, and punitive damages against the team. The Angels reason that Skaggs, contempt being fixed the pill by Kay, took the drugs successful his backstage clip connected his ain accord and are not liable for his death.

Skaggs was 27 erstwhile helium was recovered successful a edifice country successful Southlake, Texas, earlier the Angels were acceptable to play the Texas Rangers.

Former New York Mets ace Matt Harvey admitted during Kay's proceedings that helium had supplied drugs to Skaggs. The 2 were teammates with the Angels successful the twelvemonth of Skaggs' death. Harvey, C.J. Cron, Mike Morin and Cam Bedrosian besides said successful tribunal that they had been provided drugs by Kay.

Members of the Los Angeles Angels look connected aft the squad placed their jerseys connected the mound successful grant of Tyler Skaggs aft throwing a combined no-hitter to decision the Seattle Mariners connected Friday, July 12, 2019, successful Anaheim, California. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

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Mike Trout testified that players would wage Kay for bizarre stunts, leaving Trout to rise an eyebrow. At 1 point, a clubhouse attendant suggested the players should stop, Trout said, due to the fact that Kay mightiness beryllium utilizing the wealth for a "bad purpose," which Trout said helium instantly assumed was drugs. The three-time MVP said helium had lone seen Skaggs fume marijuana and portion alcohol, ne'er reasoning helium was utilizing different drugs.

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