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MLB NOTES — In an interview with The Athletic’s Sam Blum from Englewood Federal Correctional Institution, former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay opened up about his fatal role in the life of Tyler Skaggs.
Eric Kay Opens Up About Tyler Skaggs’ Death in Prison Interview
“I feel horrible that I didn’t stop contributing to his addiction. He had so much more to live for than me,” Kay said. “I don’t mean that to sound trite. He did. He was just married, now he’s making millions of dollars. He’s basically a front-line starter.
“‘What are you doing?’ I should have said that. ‘Tyler, what are you doing, dude?’”
While Kay expressed remorse for his role in Skaggs’ death, he told Blum that he believes his 22-year prison sentence is unjust.
“I’m going to fight this,” Kay said. “And I’m continuing to fight until I can’t fight anymore. And once the fight’s gone, that’s what scares me.”
“I can’t do this time,” he said. “I’m not built for this. If I were to feel like, ‘You know what, I deserve this. This time is fair.’ That’s a different story. But it’s not. I was convicted on conjecture. I was convicted on falsehoods.”
Check out Blum’s exclusive interview with Kay:
How Do You Get Shohei Ohtani Out? MLB Pitchers Answer the Question
“Where he’s at right now, if the ball is in his hitting zone, it’s gonna be hit hard somewhere,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters this week of Shohei Ohtani.
When a hitter hits a baseball like Ohtani, facing him is daunting for opposing pitchers. But they still have to do it and try to answer the question: how do you get Shohei Ohtani out?
“It’s just trying to keep him uncomfortable. Because he’s just so big.” Tyler Yarbrough said in an interview with Fabian Ardaya. “He’s so strong. Knows the strike zone so well. His bat’s in the zone for a long time. It’s just super impressive…So just trying to keep him guessing at the plate, getting him in uncomfortable counts where he has to chase. I don’t think I’ve done really a good job.”
Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber Exit Philadelphia’s Loss to the Marlins
The Philadelphia Phillies had a tough night, made worse when Bryce Harper injured his left hamstring while playing against the Marlins. Harper felt discomfort in his lower hamstring while running to first base and will have more tests done on Friday.
“He just felt his hamstring grab coming down the line,” manager Rob Thomson said. “Don’t know anything more than that, so we’ll just have to wait until tomorrow to check him out.”
Kyle Schwarber also left the game early with an injury.
“He just felt his groin tighten up,” Thomson said. “So I got him out immediately, as soon as I knew about it. But again, I have no other news about that until tomorrow.”
Harper said after the game that he felt his hamstring give him some discomfort as he ran down the first base line.
“Felt my lower hammy just a little bit,” said Harper. “We’re going to get an image tomorrow just to see what that looks like. See how I kind of feel tomorrow and go from there.”
Orioles Pound Rangers in ALCS Rematch
The Orioles are showing strong performance in the 2024 season, with a 51-30 record, tied with the Yankees atop the AL East. Last year’s painful loss to the Rangers in the ALDS is still fresh in the memory of Orioles fans. However, the Orioles have shown improvement since then and are proving to be a threat in the postseason. Despite winning the first game of the ALDS rematch, the stakes are much higher in October than in June.
Baltimore beat the Rangers 11-2 on Thursday night, getting home runs from Heston Kjerstad, Cedric Mullins, Adley Rutchman, and Colton Cowser.
