Tyler Wayne Skaggs (July 13, 1991 – July 1, 2019) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels.
The Angels selected Skaggs in the first round of the 2009 MLB draft.
After the Angels traded him to the Diamondbacks during the 2010 season, Skaggs made his MLB debut in 2012.
The Diamondbacks traded him back to the Angels during the 2013–14 off-season, and he pitched for the team until his death in 2019.
Skaggs posted a career earned run average (ERA) of 4.41 and recorded 476 strikeouts and a win–loss record of 28 wins and 38 losses.
On July 1, 2019, Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room in Southlake, Texas, where the Angels were visiting to play the Texas Rangers.
An autopsy concluded that Skaggs had aspirated on his own vomit and died of asphyxia while under the influence of fentanyl, oxycodone, and alcohol; his death was ruled an accident.