Angels center fielder Mike Trout testified Tuesday in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the widow and parents of Tyler Skaggs, telling the court he grew leery that a “hyper” team public relations official who was convicted of providing a fatal dose of fentanyl to Skaggs was selling Trout’s autographs to pay for a drug habit.

The soft-spoken Trout appeared a bit uncomfortable with some of the questioning and admitted he was no fan of public speaking, at one point raising his hand for the oath to a team attorney before being directed to the well of the courtroom to do it with the court clerk.

Trout said he met Skaggs when they were both drafted in the first round by the Angels in 2009 out of high school. The two were roommates living in the basement of a host family when they played rook

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