Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout, testifying on Tuesday in the civil trial brought by the family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs, accusing the club of wrongful death, said he knew that then-team communications director Eric Kay had a drug problem.

The family filed a $118 million lawsuit, asserting that the organization knew of Kay’s drug abuse, which it alleges contributed to Skaggs dying of an accidental overdose in 2019 at age 27.

An emotional Trout, who roomed with Skaggs throughout their shared time in the minors and majors with the Angels’ organization, was the first player to take the stand. Under questioning from plaintiffs attorney Shawn Holley, Trout testified that a team employee alerted him to drug abuse by Kay prior to Skaggs’ death in a Texas hotel room.

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