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Cincinnati Reds pitcher Wade Miley was precocious tabbed arsenic 1 of Tyler Skaggs' alleged cause suppliers earlier his decease from an overdose successful 2019.
Skaggs’ erstwhile agent, Ryan Hamill, said successful a deposition earlier this week that Skaggs told him helium had been utilizing symptom pills containing oxycodone, which were provided by Miley.
The deposition is portion of a wrongful decease suit filed by Skaggs' household against his erstwhile Los Angeles Angels. Skaggs and Miley were teammates with the Arizona Diamondbacks successful 2012 and 2013.
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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Wade Miley (22) delivers against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the archetypal inning astatine PNC Park. (Charles LeClaire-USA Today Sports)
Miley concisely addressed the substance connected Friday.
"I hatred what happened to Tyler. It sucks. My thoughts are with his household and friends," helium began. "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’ve ne'er been accused of immoderate wrongdoing."
Former LA Angels publicist Eric Kay was convicted successful Texas of providing the fentanyl-laced pills that an autopsy recovered had contributed to Skaggs' death. He was sentenced to 22 years successful national situation successful 2022.
Wade Miley (R) is accused of giving Tyler Skaggs (L) drugs. Skaggs died successful 2019 of an overdose. (IMAGN)
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Miley, 38, is not facing transgression charges, and it is not the archetypal clip his sanction has travel up successful narration to Skaggs' death. During the sentencing signifier of Kay's case, prosecutors utilized a signaling of a speech betwixt Kay and his mother, successful which Kay said Miley was 1 of Skaggs' cause suppliers.
Former New York Mets ace Matt Harvey admitted during Kay's proceedings that helium had supplied drugs to Skaggs. The 2 were teammates with the Angels successful the twelvemonth of Skaggs' death.
Harvey, C.J. Cron, Mike Morin and Cam Bedrosian besides said successful tribunal that they had been provided drugs by Kay.
Harvey and 3 different players besides testified they received pills from Skaggs and described the recreational cause usage they witnessed portion with the Angels.
Miley signed a one-year declaration with the Reds connected June 4 and has made 2 starts this season. He had Tommy John country connected his near elbow successful May 2024 and signed a insignificant league woody with Cincinnati successful February.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim basal for a infinitesimal of soundlessness earlier they play the Seattle Mariners astatine Angel Stadium of Anaheim connected July 12, 2019, successful Anaheim, California. The full Angels squad wore #45 connected their jerseys to grant Skaggs, who died connected July 1. (John McCoy/Getty Images)
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Skaggs was 27 erstwhile helium was recovered successful a edifice country successful Southlake, Texas, earlier the Angels were acceptable to play the Texas Rangers.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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