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Dec. 18, 2025

Jury seeks expert testimony readback in Skaggs wrongful death trial

With more than $200 million at stake, jurors in the Tyler Skaggs wrongful death trial asked to review expert testimony projecting the pitcher's lost earning potential.

The jury in the wrongful death case against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim requested a readback of testimony from the damages experts who testified during the trial.

That testimony included former MLB Players Association labor lawyer Jeff Fannell, who projected that if Tyler Skaggs were still on the mound today, he'd almost certainly be on track for a blockbuster, multimillion-dollar career.

Skaggs, 27, was found dead in a Texas hotel room in 2019 after arriving f...

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