Tyler Skaggs dead at 27: Los Angeles Angels pitcher passes away just two days after last playing
LOS ANGELES Angels baseball star Tyler Skaggs has died at the age of 27 – just two days after last playing.
The pitcher’s death was confirmed by his side in a statement but the cause has not been revealed.
Shockingly, his death comes ten years after former pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed at the age of 22 while playing for the same side.
And in a sad day for sport, Skaggs’ passing came after motorcycle champion Carlin Dunne died after he crashed near the finish line of an event he had won four times.
An Angels statement read: “It is with great sorrow that we report Tyler Skaggs passed away earlier today in Texas.
“Tyler has, and always will be, an important part of the Angels Family.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Carli and his entire family during this devastating time.”
Skaggs pitched for his side just two days ago in a match clash against the Oakland A’s.
Angels’ match against Texas Rangers, which was due to take place in the early hours of Tuesday morning BST in Arlington, has been cancelled.
Adenhart and two friends died in April 2009 when the car was sent crashing into a telegraph pole.
And similarly to tragic Skaggs, Adenhart was killed after being the starting pitcher in the previous night’s game.
Skaggs married wife Carli in 2018.
But the couple’s big day was nearly ruined when parts of their venue were destroyed due to the wildfires ravaging California at the time.
Skaggs’ last Instagram post – published just 20 hours ago – showed him posing in cowboy gear with his team-mates ahead of the flight to Texas.
He captioned the snap: “Howdy y’all #TexasRoadTrip.”
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Former New York Yankee star Phil Hughes wrote an emotional Twitter tribute to Skaggs upon learning of his death.
He wrote: “I just had lunch with Tyler a couple weeks ago. We talked pitching, life. He was so excited about the season.
“Absolutely gutted. I’m sick.”