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Angels' Eric Kay: People with 'roles' in Tyler Skaggs' death must take responsibility

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Angels employee who reportedly provided opioids to Tyler Skaggs issued a statement Sunday saying that cooperating with federal authorities was "the right thing to do" and that "it's time for everybody to stand up and take responsibility for their respective roles" in the pitcher's drug-related death.

"Nothing anyone does will ever provide closure for the Skaggs family," Eric Kay, who has worked in the team's media relations department for 24 years, said in a statement issued by his

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