An emotional Mike Trout took the stand on Tuesday in the wrongful death trial against the Angels , testifying about what a valued friend Tyler Skaggs was and how he knew team employee Eric Kay had a drug problem.

Skaggs died of an overdose while on a team trip in Texas in 2019 and his family is suing the Angels for $118 million for their culpability for Kay, who provided the counterfeit oxycodone pill that was laced with fentanyl to the pitcher.

During the several hours of testimony in Orange County Superior Court, Trout explained how he came to understand that Kay had a drug problem, with it first being raised when a clubhouse attendant suggested Angels players stop giving Kay, the team’s communications director, money for stunts he was doing. 4

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