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Trial of former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay over role in pitcher Tyler Skaggs' death begins in Texas

FORT WORTH -- Both sides in the United States vs. Eric Kay trial that began Tuesday said jurors will see a line of major league players who received opioids from Kay in the Los Angeles Angels' home clubhouse.

Kay, the team's former communications director, faces felony charges of distributing opioids and causing the opioid-related death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs in 2019 while on a road trip to Texas.

During the defense team's opening statement, attorney Reagan Wynn also indicated that the defense will name former All-Star pitcher Matt Harvey as a potential drug source for Skaggs.