Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Jul 13, 2019
Angels honor Skaggs with emotional no-hit masterpiece
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels all wore Tyler Skaggs' No. 45 jerseys as they stood solemnly on the field while his mother, Debbie, delivered a heartbreakingly perfect strike with her first pitch.
Three incredible hours later, the Angels walked back onto the Angel Stadium field, some with tears in their eyes. One by one, they removed those No. 45 jerseys and spread them over the mound until nearly all of the dirt was covered in red.
In between those two melancholy, magical moments, the Angels played their heavy hearts out in their first home game since their beloved pitcher's death.