USA TODAY Sports' Gabe Lacques reflects on the life of Tyler Skaggs and the impression that he left on the baseball world. USA TODAY
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs was found dead in a hotel room Monday, hours before his team was scheduled to face the Texas Rangers. He was 27.
The news of Skaggs' death shocked the baseball world, sparking a wave of tributes on social media and leaving his current and former teammates to mourn the death of a friend. The Angels' game against the Rangers was postponed, but the two teams will play Tuesday at 8:05 p.