Former Angels employee sentenced in Tyler Skaggs death, disparaging remarks revealed in court

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Eric Kay, the former Los Angeles Angels communications director who was found guilty of providing drugs that killed pitcher Tyler Skaggs in 2019, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday.

Kay had been facing a minimum of 20 years, but he reportedly received an additional two years after apparently making derogatory remarks about Skaggs in jailhouse phone calls.

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The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim stand for a moment of silence before they play the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 12, 2019 in Anaheim, California. The entire Angels team wore #45 on their jersey to honor Skaggs who died on July 1. (John McCoy/Getty Images)

Prosecutors presented jailhouse phone calls and emails as evidence in the sentencing hearing on Tuesday, according to the Justice Department.

"I hope people realize what a piece of s--- he is," Kay said in a phone call with his mother, according to the DOJ, "Well, he’s dead, so f--- him."

Kay ridiculed Skaggs' family as well, calling them "white trash" and "dumb."

"All they see are dollar signs," he said. "They may get more money with him dead than he was playing because he sucked."

District Judge Terry Means did not want to give Kay what he felt was an "excessive" minimum, but the phone call showed a "refusal to accept responsibility and even be remorseful for something you caused," according to the Washington Post.

Carli Skaggs, Tyler's widow, placed blame on Kay for her husband's death.

"I feel strongly that those who risk the lives of others with killer drugs need to be held accountable," she said. "If anything good can come of Tyler’s death and