Los Angeles Angels Starting Pitcher Tyler Skaggs Dead at 27, Says Team

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By Jack Phillips

7/1/2019

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7/5/2019

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died on the morning of July 1, the team confirmed.

He last played on June 28 against the Oakland A’s.

The Angels confirmed his death on Twitter.

“It is with great sorrow that we report Tyler Skaggs passed away earlier today in Texas,” the team wrote. “Tyler has, and always will be, an important part of the Angels Family.”

“Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Carli and his entire family during this devastating time,” the team also wrote.

The details surrounding his death are not clear.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has released a statement about the matter, saying, “I am deeply saddened by today’s tragedy in Texas. All of us at Major League Baseball extend our deepest condolences to Tyler’s wife Carli, their family, their friends and all of his Angels’ teammates and colleagues,” the Los Angeles Times reported.

He added: “We will support the Angels’ organization through this most difficult period, and we will make a variety of resources available to Tyler’s teammates and other members of the baseball family.”

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