Widow and mother of late MLB pitcher Tyler Skaggs speak out against fentanyl

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Widow and mother of late MLB pitcher Tyler Skaggs speak out against fentanyl
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For the first time on camera, the widow of Tyler Skaggs and his mother are sharing their story of loss after the 2019 death of the Los Angeles Angels pitcher.

were linked to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, according to the CDC.

"Fentanyl does not discriminate, you know. What happened to Tyler can happen to anyone," Carli Skaggs said."He would have made an amazing father. He was so great with kids. I wonder sometimes if I'll ever be as happy as I was," Carli Skaggs said. "I have a lot of healing to do ... I have faith that I'll get there. I know I'm never gonna be the same. It's gonna be different, but I believe that I can find happiness again.

In 2019, the Skaggs family founded the Tyler Skaggs Foundation in his honor. They hope to continue his legacy by helping disadvantaged kids do one of the things that Tyler Skaggs loved best: play sports. "He just felt that was really important for young kids. He wanted to empower them with leadership tools, teach confidence," Hetman said. "Those are all things that he got while playing youth sports."

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