More than a half-decade after Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs was found dead in a hotel room during a Texas road trip, jury selection will begin on Monday, Oct. 6 in Orange County Superior Court for a wrongful death lawsuit brought against the ball club by Skaggs’ family.

Jurors during what is expected to be a more than month-long trial will ultimately have to decide whether the Angels knew — or at least should have known — about Skaggs’ drug use prior to his death. With Skaggs’ family seeking hundreds of millions of dollars, the financial stake for the ball club is enormous, as even a finding of partial responsibility for the death could open the doors to a hefty penalty.

Jury selection at the Central Courthouse in Santa Ana is expected to take several days to complete. Opening statements i

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