Reds' Miley denies wrongdoing in Skaggs case

Cincinnati Reds left-hander Wade Miley said Friday that helium has not been accused of immoderate wrongdoing, 1 time aft reports stated a deposition from a suit alleged helium supplied Tyler Skaggs with drugs erstwhile some players were with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The deposition is portion of a question for summary judgement filed by the Los Angeles Angels, requesting a suit from the Skaggs household beryllium dismissed.

The deposition from Ryan Hamill, Skaggs' agent, contains grounds that helium was acrophobic successful 2013 astir Skaggs' cause use. Hamill said helium and Skaggs' household confronted Skaggs astir his cause use. Skaggs was past successful his 2nd play arsenic a teammate of Miley with the Diamondbacks.

"He came clean," Hamill testified. "He said helium had been utilizing -- I judge it was Percocets -- and helium said helium got them done Wade Miley."

Skaggs died connected July 1, 2019, astatine property 27 successful a Dallas-area hotel. The autopsy recovered fentanyl, oxycodone and intoxicant successful his system.

Miley concisely addressed the contented earlier Friday's roadworthy crippled against the Detroit Tigers.

"I hatred what happened to Tyler, it sucks. My thoughts are with his household and his friends," Miley said. "But I'm not going to beryllium present and speech astir things that idiosyncratic mightiness person said astir maine oregon whatnot. I was ne'er a witnesser for immoderate of this. I was ne'er accused of immoderate wrongdoing."

Former Angels communications manager Eric Kay is serving a 22-year situation condemnation successful Texas aft being recovered blameworthy connected 2 charges of providing drugs related connected Skaggs' overdose.

The Athletic reported that the transgression proceedings against Kay included a recorded telephone speech successful which Kay told his parent that Miley was a cause root to Skaggs.

Asked if Major League Baseball has contacted him regarding the allegations, Miley said, "I'd alternatively conscionable absorption connected the Cincinnati Reds close present and shot and what I person to bash moving forward. I've got to get acceptable for a crippled connected Sunday."

Miley was mentioned successful Kay's transgression case, but helium was ne'er charged with a crime.

Skaggs was traded to the Angels aft the 2013 season. He went 28-38 with a 4.41 ERA successful 96 vocation starts.

Miley, 38, is with his eighth large league squad and attempting to revive his vocation aft Tommy John country successful 2024.

Miley has a vocation 109-99 people with a 4.09 ERA successful 319 games (311 starts) since making his large league debut successful 2011. This is his 2nd go-round with the Reds. He was with the squad successful the 2020 and '21 seasons, going 12-10 with a 3.55 ERA successful 177 1/3 innings implicit 34 starts (32 innings).

The Skaggs household is suing the Angels, contending high-level squad officials, arsenic good arsenic different employees, knew Kay was a cause idiosyncratic and should person known helium was Skaggs' source.