Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs dead at 27
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Tyler Skaggs stood in front of an Angels logo a week ago, flanked by star teammate Shohei Ohtani and a translator.
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A dozen or so Angels players and a few broadcasters were on the 3 p.m. bus about to depart the Hilton hotel in Southlake, Texas, for Globe Life Park on Monday when traveling secretary Tom Taylor delivered the devastating news.
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Tyler Skaggs was a free-spirited, easily approachable Santa Monica teenager when I first met him in 2008 after hearing about a tall, rapidly developing left-handed high school baseball pitching prospect.
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Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died Monday at the age of 27.
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Tyler Skaggs, who pitched for the Angels for four-plus seasons, died Monday at the age of 27.
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A look at Angels who have died while active and at other prominent MLB players who died while still playing in the majors or minors.
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