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Family of Tyler Skaggs file two lawsuits against Angels

The family of former Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs filed lawsuits in both California and Texas on Tuesday, suing the Angels and former employees Eric Kay and Tim Mead, claiming negligence over Skaggs’ death in July 2019.

One lawsuit was filed in Tarrant County, Texas, where Skaggs died, by Skaggs’ parents, Debbie Hetman and Darrell Skaggs. In the lawsuit in Los Angeles, Skaggs’ widow Carli is the plantiff.

From Nathan Fenno at the Los Angeles Times:

“The Angels owed Tyler Skaggs a duty to provide a safe place to work and play baseball,” the lawsuit filed in L.