The Tarrant County (Texas) medical examiner’s office revealed on Friday that Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who was found unconscious at the age of 27 in his hotel room on July 1, died accidentally as a result of a combination of alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone in his system. Maria Torres and Mike DiGiovanna detail the medical examiner’s toxicology report for The Los Angeles Times.
A statement attributed to the Skaggs family stresses that the use of drugs and alcohol was “completely out of character” for Skaggs. Revealingly, the family also expresses that they were “shocked to learn that it may involve an employee of the Los Angeles Angels.