Carpino acknowledged that the team declined to pay out the remainder of Skaggs’ 2019 contract after his death.

The Los Angeles Angels’ president says the fatal overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs was tough for the baseball club and he wished he knew sooner about drug use by the player and one of the team’s ...

But Dan Duquette, a veteran Major League Baseball executive who testified Friday on behalf of the Angels, noted that the spin rate of Skaggs’ curveball — his signature pitch — had steadily dropped ...