41 Facts About Tyler Skaggs

Tyler Wayne Skaggs was an American left-handed professional baseball starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels from 2012 until his death in 2019.

Tyler Skaggs was traded to the Diamondbacks the following year as part of an exchange for pitcher Dan Haren and rose through Arizona's farm system.

Tyler Skaggs remained with the Diamondbacks through the end of the season, but was optioned to the minor leagues in 2013.

On July 1,2019, Tyler Skaggs was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Southlake, Texas, where the Angels had been visiting for a series against the Texas Rangers.

Tyler Skaggs was born in Woodland Hills, California, on July13,1991.

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Tyler Skaggs's parents were athletes: his mother Debbie was a longtime head softball coach at Santa Monica High School, while his father Darnell played high school baseball as a shortstop.

Tyler Skaggs was a three-sport athlete at Santa Monica High School, playing baseball, basketball, and football.

In 2008, his junior year of high school, Tyler Skaggs was named the Ocean League's Player of the Year after posting a 1.

Tyler Skaggs was the 40th overall selection in the 2009 draft, taken 15 slots after Trout.

Tyler Skaggs had committed previously to play college baseball for Cal State Fullerton, but he chose to sign with the Angels on August 7,2009, for a $1million bonus instead.

Tyler Skaggs pitched ten Rookie League innings that season, playing in both the Arizona League and with the Orem Owlz of the Pioneer League.

Tyler Skaggs was one of seven Kernels named to the 2010 Midwest League All-Star team.

On July 25,2010, Tyler Skaggs was one of several players sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for three-time All-Star pitcher Dan Haren.

Tyler Skaggs was not named officially at the time of the trade because Major League Baseball prohibited any player from being traded until they had played professional baseball for one full year.

Once Tyler Skaggs was eligible to be traded, the Diamondbacks assigned him to the Class A South Bend Silver Hawks of the Midwest League.

Tyler Skaggs was assigned to the Class A-Advanced Visalia Rawhide of the California League to start the 2011 season, where he anchored the team's starting rotation.

On July10,2011, Tyler Skaggs was chosen as the starting pitcher for Team USA at the annual All-Star Futures Game.

The next day, Tyler Skaggs was promoted from Visalia to the Double-A Mobile BayBears of the Southern League.

Tyler Skaggs was one of five players to appear in both the 2011 and 2012 MLB All-Star Futures games, the others being Nolan Arenado, Manny Machado, Wil Myers, and Jurickson Profar.

Tyler Skaggs was not originally named to the Futures game but was selected to replace Trevor Bauer after Bauer was called up to make his major league debut.

Tyler Skaggs entered spring training a contender with Patrick Corbin and Randall Delgado for the final spot in the Diamondbacks' starting rotation, but was ultimately optioned to the Aces before the start of the season.

Tyler Skaggs spent most of the 2013 season with the Aces, but made one appearance with Visalia, where he recorded eight strikeouts.

Tyler Skaggs was part of a three-team trade conducted on December10,2013.

Tyler Skaggs spent spring training focusing on enhancing his fastball command and developing the other pitches in his arsenal.

Tyler Skaggs made a mechanical tweak to his pitching mechanics, returning to the larger stride that he took in high school and as a member of the Angels' farm system.

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Manager Mike Scioscia revealed that Tyler Skaggs was suffering from a strained right hamstring and was placed on the disabled list as a precaution.

On July 31,2014, Tyler Skaggs left a potential no-hitter in the fifth inning after experiencing left forearm tightness and was relieved by Mike Morin, who lost Tyler Skaggs's no-hit bid by giving up a hit to Baltimore Orioles' batter Caleb Joseph.

Originally, Tyler Skaggs wanted to start his rehabilitation in the minor leagues during the 2015 season, but after seeing Matt Harvey of the New York Mets successfully return to the mound after eighteen months of Tommy John rehabilitation, he decided to wait until the 2016 season to pitch again.

Tyler Skaggs was assigned to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees at the start of the season to build his endurance before returning to the Angels.

Tyler Skaggs was limited to eighty-five innings across sixteen starts in 2017.

Tyler Skaggs continued to suffer from physical pain which he managed through self-medication.

Tyler Skaggs credited his recovery time after Tommy John surgery with improving his pitching technique.

Tyler Skaggs told the Deseret News that the injury and recovery process helped him better understand his body and that he returned with more comfort and skill.

Tyler Skaggs continued to fall back primarily on his fastball and curve after returning to the mound, but began reintegrating his changeup into his pitching rotation during the 2018 season.

Tyler Skaggs married his girlfriend, Carli Miles, on New Year's Eve in 2018.

Tyler Skaggs remained close friends with Angels teammates Andrew Heaney and Patrick Corbin throughout his baseball career, and served as a groomsman at Corbin's wedding.

On June 30,2019, Tyler Skaggs texted Eric Kay, the communications director for the Angels, asking for painkillers.

That night, Tyler Skaggs did not respond to his wife Carli's good-night text, which she typically sent when he was on the road.

The following day, Tyler Skaggs was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Southlake, Texas.

The examination concluded that Tyler Skaggs had died of asphyxia after aspirating his own vomit, and his death was ruled an accident.

Circumstances of Tyler Skaggs's death prompted MLB to question whether or not they should include random opioid screening as part of the league's drug testing program.