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Mike Trout is considered by many to be the best player in Major League Baseball. “My first at-bat, all I do is think about him,” Trout said following the Angels' 9-4 victory over the host Texas Rangers. Trout cried at times during a heart-wrenching postgame interview (see below) in which he remembered his friend and openly discussed the difficulty of resuming the season. Continue to Article

July 03, 2019 6:10:am EST

A grieving Los Angeles Angels line-up defeated the Texas Rangers 9-4 on Tuesday as the team returned to action a day after the sudden death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. The shellshocked Angels had postponed their game against the Rangers in Arlington, Texas on Monday just hours after the popular 27-year-old Skaggs was found unconscious in his hotel room. Angels officials meanwhile said they had opted to press ahead with Tuesday's game saying they believed it is what the pitcher would have wanted. Continue to Article

July 03, 2019 2:18:am EST

At an emotional press conference Tuesday in Arlington, Texas, to discuss the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, team owner Arte Moreno said, "It's like a punch in the heart. These kids are like family." Skaggs, 27, was found unresponsive in his hotel room Monday afternoon and pronounced dead, hours before the Angels and Texas Rangers were scheduled to play in Arlington, Texas. Continue to Article

July 02, 2019 7:55:pm EST

The Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers will play as scheduled Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas. Major League Baseball made the announcement Tuesday morning after consulting with the Angels organization, a day after the death of starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Skaggs, 27, was found unresponsive in his hotel room Monday afternoon and pronounced dead, hours before the Angels and Rangers were scheduled to play. Continue to Article

July 02, 2019 1:16:pm EST