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WHO KILLED TYLER SKAGGS?

After an MLB pitcher overdosed, blame fell on one team employee. Five years
later, records suggest the truth is more complicated.

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Skaggs illustration (Illustration by Michael Domine/The Washington Post; Rick
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(Tex.) Police Dept.; iStock)
By Gus Garcia-Roberts
July 31, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. EDT

One spring day a decade ago, after another long day at the ballpark, Eric Kay
finished work and headed to a nearby condo.

Kay was a chummy, ubiquitous presence behind the scenes for the Los Angeles
Angels, where he had spent virtually all of his adult life in the communications
department. He had recently been named its director, Kay’s dream job.


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