A former Los Angeles Angels teammate of pitcher Tyler Skaggs testified in the wrongful death civil suit against the team that he, Skaggs, and former communications director Eric Kay hid their drug use from the Angels.
Skaggs’ family is suing the Angels for wrongful death, seeking at least $118 million in lost earnings, compensation for pain and suffering, and punitive damages against the team, claiming they should have been aware that Kay was giving him drugs.
Mike Morin, who pitched for the Angels from 2014 through 2017, said that he had an arm injury during his last season with the team and that Kay provided him with drugs. The pills would be dropped off in his locker, and Kay would pick up the money that Morin left for him there.
Morin said Kay gave him "blue boys," a term used to identify blue, 30-milligram oxycodone pills, and said he and Skaggs used the clubhouse bathroom for their drug use, crushing up pills and snorting them on a toilet paper dispenser.
Morin said during his testimony that he had five to eight dealings with Kay involving payment for drugs and added that he feels that Skaggs was responsible for his own actions, a key point in the Angels' defense.
