In this article, we discuss Tyler Skaggs, Eric Kay, and MLB’s drug (+ more) problem. If these topics are sensitive to you, please do not continue to read.
Only July 1, 2019, Tyler Skaggs, an MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, died of a drug overdose. On February 18, 2022, Eric Kay, a former staff member of the Los Angeles Angels, was convicted of providing the drugs that led to Skaggs’ death. And these two men represent only the tip of the tragic iceberg that looms underneath the surface of MLB.
We learned during the trial that Skaggs was far from the only member of an MLB team to suffer from drug addiction.