Reds' Wade Miley Responds After Being Identified As Alleged Drug Supplier To Late Tyler Skaggs

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Wade Miley was precocious tabbed arsenic 1 of Tyler Skaggs' alleged supplier suppliers earlier his decease from an overdose successful 2019.

Skaggs’ erstwhile agent, Ryan Hamill, said successful a deposition earlier this week that Skaggs told him he had been utilizing symptom pills containing oxycodone, which were provided by Miley.

The deposition is portion of a wrongful decease suit revenge by Skaggs' family against his erstwhile Los Angeles Angels. Skaggs and Miley were teammates pinch nan Arizona Diamondbacks successful 2012 and 2013.

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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Wade Miley (22) delivers against nan Pittsburgh Pirates during nan first inning astatine PNC Park.  (Charles LeClaire-USA Today Sports)

Miley concisely addressed nan matter connected Friday.

"I dislike what happened to Tyler. It sucks. My thoughts are pinch his family and friends," he began. "But I’m not going to beryllium present and talk astir things that personification mightiness person said astir maine aliases whatnot. I was ne'er a witnesser for immoderate of this. I’ve ne'er been accused of immoderate wrongdoing."

Former LA Angels publicist Eric Kay was convicted successful Texas of providing nan fentanyl-laced pills that an autopsy recovered had contributed to Skaggs' death. He was sentenced to 22 years successful national situation successful 2022.

Wade Miley (R) is accused of giving Tyler Skaggs (L) drugs. Skaggs died successful 2019 of an overdose. (IMAGN)

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Miley, 38, is not facing criminal charges, and it is not nan first clip his sanction has travel up successful narration to Skaggs' death. During nan sentencing shape of Kay's case, prosecutors utilized a signaling of a speech betwixt Kay and his mother, successful which Kay said Miley was 1 of Skaggs' supplier suppliers.

Former New York Mets ace Matt Harvey admitted during Kay's proceedings that he had supplied narcotics to Skaggs. The 2 were teammates pinch nan Angels successful nan twelvemonth of Skaggs' death.

Harvey, C.J. Cron, Mike Morin and Cam Bedrosian besides said successful tribunal that they had been provided narcotics by Kay.

Harvey and 3 different players besides testified they received pills from Skaggs and described nan recreational supplier usage they witnessed while pinch nan Angels.

Miley signed a one-year statement pinch nan Reds connected June 4 and has made 2 starts this season. He had Tommy John room connected his near elbow successful May 2024 and signed a insignificant convention woody pinch Cincinnati successful February.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim guidelines for a infinitesimal of soundlessness earlier they play nan Seattle Mariners astatine Angel Stadium of Anaheim connected July 12, 2019, successful Anaheim, California. The full Angels squad wore #45 connected their jerseys to grant Skaggs, who died connected July 1. (John McCoy/Getty Images)

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Skaggs was 27 erstwhile he was recovered successful a edifice room successful Southlake, Texas, earlier nan Angels were group to play nan Texas Rangers.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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