Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died suddenly on Monday, and the team's game against the Texas Rangers was called off, team says.
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, 27, was pronounced dead in a Texas hotel room Monday, prompting the team to postpone its game against the Texas Rangers.
The team did not immediately say how Skaggs died. The Southlake Police Department issued a statement that said officers found Skaggs unresponsive in a Hilton hotel room and pronounced him dead at the scene. Major League Baseball's commissioner, Rob Manfred, said in a statement Monday that he was"deeply saddened" by the news.
The Angels have been touched by a stunning number of tragedies in the team’s relatively short history.
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