For years, Los Angeles Angels executives ignored obvious signs of on-the-job drug abuse by a team public relations staffer until the employee provided a fatal dose of fentanyl to pitcher Tyler Skaggs six years ago, attorneys for the late athlete’s widow and parents told jurors Tuesday in a wrongful death lawsuit as the defense shifted the blame for the fatality on Skaggs.

Plaintiffs’ in th case are seeking $118 million in future earnings damages, plus punitive damages. Their attorney Shawn Holley said the 27-year-old pitcher “died alone in his hotel room” on July 1, 2019, during a road trip to play the Texas Rangers, because the team allowed Eric Kay to remain employed in the public relations department despite behavior “in violation of their own policies” for “dealing drugs to other play

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