Eric Kay, the former Angels communications director, was convicted on both counts in the case. Prosecutors said he gave pitcher Tyler Skaggs oxycodone laced with fentanyl.
Paul Coggins is a former federal prosecutor who is not part of the case. In the end, he says the prosecution was stronger.
Coggins was not surprised Kay didn’t testify and says if he had, it would have been a Hail Mary for the defense. Skaggs’ family was crying and hugging in the courtroom after the verdict was read. They left the courthouse without speaking to reporters. Months after Skaggs died, Major League Baseball announced mandatory drug tests for opioids and cocaine."I don’t know if it will have a long term impact," Coggins said. "But you saw that it had a long term impact on the lives of some of those teammates."
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