SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels president John Carpino closed the final day of testimony Friday in the Tyler Skaggs wrongful-death civil trial by asserting that the late pitcher was not a victim but a "drug addict and a drug dealer."

Carpino and senior vice president of finance/administration Molly Jolly reiterated that they knew nothing of Skaggs' experience with drugs or those of Eric Kay, the communications employee who gave Skaggs the fentanyl-laced pill that killed him in 2019. Skaggs' family members are seeking $118 million, plus damages, saying the Angels were negligent in failing to monitor and discipline Kay while keeping him employed.

"Throughout this case of the last six years, the Angels have taken the position that Tyler Skaggs is the bad guy and that your guy is n

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