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Associated Press
Jun 12, 2025, 07:26 PM ET
LOS ANGELES -- Cincinnati Reds left-hander Wade Miley is accused successful tribunal documents of providing drugs to the precocious Tyler Skaggs, a Los Angeles Angels pitcher who died of an accidental overdose successful 2019.
Skaggs' erstwhile agent, Ryan Hamill, said successful a deposition that Skaggs told him helium was utilizing symptom pills containing oxycodone, which were provided by Miley.
The deposition is portion of a wrongful decease suit filed by Skaggs' household against the Angels successful California. A erstwhile publicist for the Angels, Eric Kay, was convicted successful Texas of providing the fentanyl-laced pills that an autopsy said contributed to Skaggs' death. Kay was sentenced to 22 years successful national prison.
Skaggs died successful the squad edifice successful a Dallas suburb. His assemblage was recovered hours earlier what was expected to beryllium the commencement of a bid betwixt the Angels and Texas Rangers.
Miley, 38, is not facing transgression charges, and it's 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 parent successful which Kay said Miley was 1 of Skaggs' cause suppliers.
The Reds had nary remark Thursday, and Miley wasn't instantly disposable for comment.
Matt Harvey, present a retired large league pitcher, testified during Kay's proceedings that helium provided drugs to Skaggs. Harvey was aboriginal suspended for 60 days for violating MLB's cause policy. He didn't transportation successful the large leagues again. Harvey and 3 different players besides testified they received pills from Skaggs and described the recreational cause usage they witnessed portion with the Angels.
Harvey and Skaggs were teammates with the Angels successful 2019. Skaggs and Miley were teammates with the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2012-13.
Hamill said the speech successful which Skaggs implicated Miley took spot successful 2013. Hamill had expressed interest to Skaggs' parents astir what helium said was erratic behaviour from the pitcher successful a telephone conversation. Hamill said helium and Skaggs' parents confronted Skaggs astatine home, starring to Skaggs' admittance that helium was utilizing drugs and the accusation that Miley was supplying them.
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.
Miley had an opt-out clause if helium didn't scope the large leagues by June 1. The 14-year seasoned executed that clause but remained with Cincinnati portion helium pursued imaginable deals with different clubs earlier re-signing with the Reds.
