Sports world reacts to the death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Tyler Skaggs, who pitched for the Angels for four-plus seasons, died Monday at the age of 27.
Skaggs was a first-round draft pick of the Angels in 2009. He was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010 along with Joe Saunders, Patrick Corbin and Rafael Rodriguez for Dan Haren and made his major league debut in 2012.
Players and teams from around Major League Baseball expressed their sympathies on social media upon hearing the news:
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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