A Texas judge sentenced former Los Angeles Angels director of communications Eric Kay to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday in connection with the 2019 death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
investigators later obtained text messages between the two men
about apparent transactions involving"blue boys" – blue oxycodone pills that were later found to be laced with fentanyl. According to evidence submitted by prosecutors, Skaggs asked Kay to deliver pills to his hotel room on the night of his death. – including Matt Harvey and C.J. Cron – testified at Kay's trial in February that the former team communications director had also provided them with pills, including at Angel Stadium. U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham, whose office prosecuted the case,Tuesday that he hopes Kay's sentence"will bring some comfort to grieving family.
"The Skaggs family learned the hard way: One fentanyl pill can kill," Meacham said."That’s why our office is committed to holding to account anyone who deals in illicit opioids, whether they operate in back alleyways or world class stadiums."
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