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Jury finds ex-Angels employee Eric Kay guilty of distributing drugs that killed Tyler Skaggs

Former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay was found guilty by a jury of both distributing opioids in the Angels organization and providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs with the fentanyl-laced pills that later killed him, according to ESPN's T.J. Quinn.

Kay's sentencing hearing is reportedly scheduled for June 28, with a minimum sentence of 20 years. Both charges of which he was convicted are felonies.

The trial spanned more than a week, with opening statements on Feb. 8 and closing statements on Thursday.