Santa Ana, California — The ex-wife of a Los Angeles Angels employee is expected to testify in a trial about whether the MLB team should be held liable for the drug overdose death of one of the team’s stars.
Camilla Kaye is expected to take the stand Monday to speak out about her ex-husband, Angels communications director Eric Kaye, who was convicted of providing the fentanyl-laced pills that led to the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. He was later sentenced 22 years old In federal prison.
After Skaggs’ death, Camilla Kaye filed for divorce, according to Orange County court records.
The certificate is expected to be in A Civil trial In a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Skaggs’ family, the Angels must bear responsibility for allowing a drug-addicted and dealing employee to remain on the job and have access to their players. The Angels say team officials were not aware that Skaggs was using drugs and that any drug activity involving him and Kay occurred on their own time and in the privacy of the player’s hotel room.
The trial comes more than six years after the trial of Skaggs, then 27 years old Found dead In a hotel room in the Dallas suburbs where he was staying as the Angels were supposed to open a four-game series against the Texas Rangers. The coroner’s report said Skaggs choked to death on his own vomit and a toxic mixture of alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone was found in his system.
It was Eric Kaye Convicted in 2022 By supplying Skaggs with counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl. His federal criminal trial in Texas included testimony from five Major League Baseball players who said they received oxycodone from him at various times from 2017 to 2019, the years he was accused of obtaining pills and giving them to Angels players.
Skaggs has been a fixture in the Angels’ starting rotation since late 2016 and has struggled with injuries frequently during that span. He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Skaggs family is seeking $118 million in lost profits, compensation for pain and suffering and punitive damages against the team.
After Skaggs’ death, MLB reached an agreement with the players union to begin Testing for opioids Those who test positive are referred to the treatment board.
The trial is expected to take weeks and includes testimony from an Angels player Mike Trout.