Angels Rest Defense After Executives Deny Knowledge in Tyler Skaggs Wrongful-Death Trial

Overview

• Team president John Carpino testified in the final minutes of testimony, calling Skaggs "a drug addict and a drug dealer" and noting Eric Kay, convicted in 2022, provided the fentanyl-laced pill that led to the death.
• Senior vice president Molly Jolly said the organization turned over more than a million documents and responded to over 70 subpoenas for phone records, which she testified showed no references linking Skaggs to drugs.
• Jurors are scheduled to hear closing arguments Monday in Orange County after roughly two months of testimony from more than 40 witnesses.
• Accounts conflicted over what the team knew, with several players and clubhouse workers describing Kay’s drug activity as widely known while office colleagues said they learned of it only after Skaggs died.
• Damages remain sharply disputed, as a defense expert estimated Skaggs’ future earnings near $32 million compared with the plaintiffs’ $102–$114 million projection.