LOS ANGELES — Cincinnati Reds left-hander Wade Miley is accused in court docket paperwork of offering medication to the late Tyler Skaggs, a Los Angeles Angels pitcher who died of an unintentional overdose in 2019.
Skaggs’ former agent, Ryan Hamill, stated in a deposition that Skaggs instructed him he was utilizing ache drugs containing oxycodone, which have been supplied by Miley.
The deposition is a part of a wrongful dying lawsuit filed by Skaggs’ household towards the Angels in California. A former publicist for the Angels, Eric Kay, was convicted in Texas of offering the fentanyl-laced drugs that an post-mortem stated contributed to Skaggs’ dying. Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal jail.
Skaggs died within the staff resort in a Dallas suburb. His physique was discovered hours earlier than what was presupposed to be the beginning of a collection between the Angels and Texas Rangers.
Miley, 38, just isn’t going through prison fees, and it isn’t the primary time his identify has come up in relation to Skaggs’ dying. Throughout the sentencing part of Kay’s case, prosecutors used a recording of a dialog between Kay and his mom by which Kay stated Miley was certainly one of Skaggs’ drug suppliers.
The Reds had no remark Thursday, and Miley wasn’t instantly out there for remark.
Matt Harvey, now a retired main league pitcher, testified throughout Kay’s trial that he supplied medication to Skaggs. Harvey was later suspended for 60 days for violating MLB’s drug coverage. He did not pitch within the main leagues once more. Harvey and three different gamers additionally testified they obtained drugs from Skaggs and described the leisure drug use they witnessed whereas with the Angels.
Harvey and Skaggs have been teammates with the Angels in 2019. Skaggs and Miley have been teammates with the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2012-13.
Hamill stated the dialog by which Skaggs implicated Miley passed off in 2013. Hamill had expressed concern to Skaggs’ dad and mom about what he stated was erratic habits from the pitcher in a cellphone dialog. Hamill stated he and Skaggs’ dad and mom confronted Skaggs at house, resulting in Skaggs’ admission that he was utilizing medication and the accusation that Miley was supplying them.
Miley signed a one-year contract with the Reds on June 4 and has made two begins this season. He had Tommy John surgical procedure on his left elbow in Could 2024 and signed a minor league cope with Cincinnati in February.
Miley had an opt-out clause if he did not attain the large leagues by June 1. The 14-year veteran executed that clause however remained with Cincinnati whereas he pursued potential offers with different golf equipment earlier than re-signing with the Reds.