Tyler Skaggs passed away today at 27 years of age, according to an announcement from the Los Angeles Angels. Tonight’s scheduled game against the Rangers has been postponed. MLBTR joins all those around the game in mourning his untimely loss.
The Angels organization issued a statement as follows:
“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.”
According to a press release from the Southlake Police Department (Twitter link), officers were summoned to the team hotel early this afternoon. They found Skaggs “unresponsive and he was pronounced deceased at the scene.” The department stated that, “at this time, no foul play is suspected.” Neither is suicide suspected to be the cause of death, the department later released (via Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register).
Skaggs graduated from California’s Santa Monica High School. He began his professional career with the hometown Angels organization, which selected him in the first round of the 2009 MLB draft — just months after the tragic passing of Halos pitcher Nick Adenhart. Skaggs was traded to the Diamondbacks organization and made his MLB debut in Arizona in July of 2010. He was traded back to the Angels in December of 2013 and had played for the L.A. team ever since.
This season was the seventh in which Skaggs had logged innings at the game’s highest level. He was finally been on track for a fully healthy season after so many prior campaigns were marred by (or lost altogether to) injury. Skaggs took the ball on Monday, making his 96th MLB start. In 520 2/3 career innings, he pitched to a 4.41 ERA.
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
So sad. Prayers for Tyler and family. RIP.
Wow!
This is awful prayers to his family and friends.
Woah! What!!? That’s awful!
This is absolutely heartbreaking. I loved watching him pitch. RIP
A tremendous loss for the baseball community. Rip
Rest in piece, Tyler.
Terrible news. So sad. RIP to a good young pitcher. Hope his family is well
I will pray for him. What happened ?
Wow. That’s just…wow.
I honestly just don’t even know how to respond. We saw him 2 days ago in Anaheim and he looked fine, and 27 is way too young to go.
Rest easy
RIP, very unexpected and tragic. He was just starting to blossom it seemed as well.
No way. Maaaaaaan. This is heartbreaking.
Rest in Peace, Tyler. You’re gone, but not forgotten
Definitely sad news. I hope his family and friends can find comfort in the rough times that are sure to come.
RIP Tyler! Prayers and thoughts are with his family!
Absolutely horrible news! My heart is broken for his family and his teammates! Rest easy TS
Wow.. How Sad!
This is awful. Condolences to his family.
Just a little bit over a decade after Adenhart. You hate to see it.
wow,very sad to hear that prayers for him,family, and friends
Just terrible. RIP
May he Rest In Peace. Condolences to the Angels , his teammates, and his family
Wow. Absolutely shocking. No words to express this feeling. Prayers for his family from Royals nation. Absolutely devastating
Rip
im not the one to feel distraught about the death of someone i’ve never met but i hope for the best for his family and friends
R.I.P. very sad news!!
I am absolutely in tears and shaking, omg, what a tragedy. His poor family, what a shock. Could have been his heart, no one knows when their’s will stop, only GOD.
TYLER, RIP, MY PRAYERS FOR ALL, GOD BLESS
Rest In Peace Tyler
Shocking news on Tyler Skaggs. Just 27. Just shocking. This is good time for everyone to take stock of what matters. In the scheme of things, baseball is trivial. Don’t ever forget that.
R.I.P. Tyler. Sad to see someone taken from us way too soon.
Wow. R.I.P.
Wow… that’s… wow.
Damn. Adenhart and Skaggs. Sad and angry.
R.I.P, horrible news
RIP Tyler Staggs as I’m a Cardinals fan I am praying for the entire Angels organization.
What a horrible tragedy. 27 is way too young to die. I hope Taylor finds peace. My sincerest condolences to his parents and family. I can’t imagine the pain they feel.
RIP Tyler
RIP, Tyler.
Tragic! I feel he never reached his potential with his injury history. Sad times.
Very sorry, R.I.P
very sad about the untimely death of Tyler
WOW. RIP and condolences to his family, friends and teammates
I pray that God covers his family with Love, Comfort, and Healing.
Woah. I remember like a month ago when the Twins were playing the Angels and Tyler was talking about how his favorite football team was the Vikings and now he’s gone…
Atleast he got to live a dream that most never get to experience, he really made the most of his time here on earth. RIP Tyler.
Heartbreaking! My thoughts go out to his friends and family. Just wow.
Far to young. Thoughts go out to his family, friends, and teammates.
Today, baseball is secondary.
Agreed
My deepest condolences to his family, the Angels organization and their fans. Gone much too young.
Rest In Peace Tyler. I just wish they would wait to post this until they have details.
Hard to think about baseball today when such a talented young man passed away mysteriously. Didn’t he pitch two days ago ? God bless Skaggs 🙁
God that’s terrible. RIP.
Rip
Man this is heartbreaking. Praying for his family.
Terrible news. RIP
The absolute worst news.
RIP
RIP Tyler. Thiughts and prayers to his family and friends. This is too shocking to put into words.
Awful news.
Thank you, moderators, for removing the intentionally misleading, gossip-groping nonsense littered on this thread. A lack of details doesn’t open the door for flagrantly morally-corrupt speculation. Respect the situation and the families and friends involved.
We will apply a zero-tolerance policy for tasteless humor, snide remarks, and other disrespectful commentary.
Human decency appreciates your monitoring of the posts during a very difficult time for many people. Eternal rest grant unto Tyler, O Lord.
Thank you. Please permaban any trolls. The community supports you.
What were people saying?
Nothing that matters, nothing substantiated, nothing with supporting evidence and in some cases flat out lies that were made up for the sole purpose of offending people and getting attention. Basically things that should never even be brought up about anyone on the day when they unexpectedly pass away.
Got it.
It’s a shame it has to be monitored. People suck.
I lost my brother 8 years ago, and the way it happened was such that it ended up on the news. The comment section of some local news station websites, while mostly filled with kind words, inevitably ended being littered with some very hurtful comments, making the whole situation that much more heartbreaking to deal with. None of the sites moderated the public content. Thank you for being proactive about this and keeping the hearts and feelings of his loved ones in mind, no doubt at least a few of them are monitoring how the media is handling this. Cheers Mr. Todd
RIP Tyler…..
Man my dad and his step dad are good friend and very local in the west la area in gonna miss this guy
The way I look at it is that it does not matter AT ALL how he died. Regardless of anything, a 27 year old man that has spent a good chunk of his life entertaining us has passed away. It is just a shame, no matter what. RIP Mr. Skaggs.
a voice of reason
Agreed. Very sad. Respect the families privacy.
RIP Tyler. Blessings to his family and friends.
In 1978 the Angels lost a great outfielder and human being in Lyman Bostock who was 27 at the time. Lyman was shot, in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Man, I remember when he was drafted, and following him through the minor leagues. I think I may have seen him in one of his earliest starts in the big leagues. He’s about a month older than me. I still haven’t recovered from the Jose Fernandez situation. So sad.
Yeah, I will never forget the day I heard about Jose Fernandez’s passing. I remember just being in a daze… loved watching him pitch and he was just suddenly gone.
My thoughts and prayers go out to anyone who was close to or cared for Tyler. This is truly awful. There is nothing more painful than losing someone so young.
RIP. Such sad news.
So tragic. Fans of all teams are feeling the loss of a young man with a bright future. Prayers go to all those who loved him.
Very Sad News. As a fan of the game. Prayers for his family. . .
How awful for such a young man! I think we fans sometimes forget athletes aren’t machines – they are real people with real human problems.
I dont even know what to say. Holy f#!%
Very sad happening. Just another reminder that death can happen at any time to any one. R.I.P. Mr. Skaggs.
it is unbearable to think 2 angels were taken before their time. pray for him and his family!
This is terrible news. I feel as though the Angels deal with these tragedies far to often. I only hope that his teammates, friends and family can find some form of peace through all of this. Rest In Peace Tyler.
Jesus. Just gave me flashbacks to Nick Adenhart. And Darryl Kile. Condolences to his family, friends, and other loved ones – 27 is much too young to go.
RIP, Tyler….now you are with the other Angels, and they will take care of you from here on out.
Immediately teared up upon seeing that someone so young has passed away.
Much respect for Jon Daniels and the Rangers organization for their classy handling of this tragedy. Rest easy, Tyler.
Second Angel to pass away this year unfortunately. RIP to him and Luis Valbuena.
Really sad about the passing of Tyler Rip bro!
Rest In Peace Tyler Skaggs as a huge Angels fan this is so so so devastating and I can’t even process it. Ive been staring at the post thinking it’s not real
man thats too bad. i dont know if we will end up finding out anything other than cause of death but does anyone know if players when on the road do they still share their hotel room, or is it 1 player per room? i cant imagine what his teammates are going through and how they pitch through it this year
sportznut1000
Players get “first class” single rooms on the road. Shared rooms are a thing of the past.
RIP Tyler, way too young.
27 years old. My god.
One of my sons is his age, my heart hurts just imagining the pain his family is going through. I pray that they someway find peace, comfort and strength through this tragedy.
This reminds me of Darryl Kile who died suddenly during the season.
RIP Tyler Skaggs. Condolences to his friends family wife and the Anaheim Angels.
Damn.
Rest In Peace Tyler.
Is it just me or does it seem like every couple of years an active major league ballplayer (usually a pitcher) dies during the season? I don’t know if it is all bad luck or a curse of some sort.
Either way, my condolences to the family and friends. Dude is two years younger than me. I usually take for granted that I’m going to live a long life when it could be gone tomorrow.
I think it reminds (or should) everybody that tomorrow is never promised. Enjoy the moments you have as much as you can.
Unfortunately it’s been at least one or more players the last 5 or 6 players. From Roy Halladay to Jose Fernandez to yordano Ventura Luis Valbuena and Luis Castillo this past winter. Oscar Tavarez. Most of them accidents. it’s so sad. It kills me to say it but it’s almost expected now. To lose someone in baseball.
God Speed to the Skagg family on finding peace and comfort during this tragedy. Gone too soon. Rest In Peace Tyler Skaggs
Rest easy Tyler
This never gets easier. Not an Angels fan and never followed Skags but this still hurts. Prayers for the Skaggs family and all his teammates
My son and I are in shock. God bless Tyler, his family and friends, and the entire Angels organization.
I’m truly at a loss for words… RIP Tyler. Prayers for his family and his Angel family.
So sad, just heard the news on the radio. Thanks for the all the great baseball TS! I loved your competitive nature every time you took the mound. Condolences to the Skaggs family, teammates, fans and friends.
Just terribly sad news. Condolences to his family,friends and the Angels organization.
Would like to think he’s pitching with the Angels above and lovin’ it. He will miss Trout behind him in center though.
He’l have Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio in center there now.
Shock…..
Guy wrenching…..
Sobering…..
Motivation to become a better person…
God speed brother, you did well.
Deepest Sympathy to Tyler’ family and friends, the Angels baseball community, and the MLB and MLB fans community for this sudden loss. May Tyler rest in the palm of God.
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This may have already been mentioned in a previous post but wasn’t he just married this past off season? Really sad.
Damn Adenhart,Valbuena,Skaggs the Angels lose way to many players two soon. Condolences to him and his family.
Wow what a shocking and terrible sad surprise this is to see. I was watching the Angels vs A’s while he was pitching over the weekend. Sad to hear and prayers to his wife, family, teammates and friends.
Sad news indeed! Our prayers are with you Tyler Skaggs and his family!
This is so heartbreaking . I read that he was a newlywed so must’ve been only married for just under a year. Prayers for his family & the angels organization
I read that too. I can’t even imagine what his new wife is going through right now. My heart hurts for her. He was on a road trip. You know how couples are during that 1st year of marriage. I’m sure she kissed him goodbye as he left for what probably seemed like his millionth road trip and thought nothing of it. Now she has to be blind sided by the fact he is gone.
There’s a video from Twitter on Halos Heaven, Tyler interviewing his teammates about why Tommy LaStella should be an All Star. Very funny, great cheesy sports interview skills.”You heard it here first!” One of the best curveballs around. Finally starting to put things together. Condolences to Carli and his family, and to the whole Angel extended family.
We are all gonna miss you, Tyler.
So sad. Absolutely terrible news. So sorry. Unbelievable!
It’s just so sad to see the news. As an Angels fan I had the pleasure to watch him pitch a few times and he had passion and seemed to be a fighter and good over all guy. He will be missed.
I just watched him pitch a few days ago, it’s very hard to believe this. This is terrible news.
A true role model with a heart of a warrior. God bless the Skaggs family, Angels organization and teammates and the MLB family as we all deal with this tragedy.
I loved his passion for the game and will miss one of the best pitchers in the game. Continuing to pray for the entire Angel team as they play on this season. God bless!
Skaggs … Adenhart … Bostock
somehow, God bless you all
Wow, he is another famous person to add to The 27 Club. It’s strange that so many well known people lost their lives in many different ways at age 27.
I watched him pitch on Saturday… no way of knowing it was his last game. Tell the people you love how much you appreciate them, you never know when it’ll be the last time. RIP Skagsy
Just want to echo what others have said about appreciating the moderators’ handling of this situation. Sad and terrible news like this needs to be a troll-free zone.
Farewell Tyler,
We honor your memory every day with how we treat each other when we reach out at times like this.. you will always be a part of our collective baseball memory
As a lifelong Angel fan, when I was a kid I remember opening up the paper and reading about Chico Ruiz.. After that Bruce Heinbechner, Mike Miley, Lyman Bostock, Nick Adenhart and now Tyler Skaggs.
They all hurt. Players on your favorite team are not family, they are not friends, but yet you feel like they are friends.
Another sad day in Angel history. Too many sad days.
Adenhart and now Skaggs? I feel for the Anaheim fans and the families of the deceased. Tyler was too young. The baseball world family mourns the loss of another young family member.
All you baseball dad’s out there. Give your boy a hug. He deserves it. Rip45
Heart condition maybe? A lot of athletes have been taken away with same. Marfan syndrome?
entirely possible was Marfan syndrome, he has the build for it – my cousin passed from the same thing at a very young age 🙁
Looks like he overdosed on painkillers mixed with booze
Oxy and fentanyl
Shame