Last week, Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room while the team was on the road in Texas.
Angels statement on the passing of Tyler Skaggs. pic.twitter.com/6XA2Vu1uWV
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) July 1, 2019
Tonight the Angels honored Skaggs in their first game back in LA in a big way.
First, Skaggs’ mother threw a perfect strike while throwing out the first pitch.
Tyler Skagg's mother, Debbie Skaggs, throws the first pitch in tonight's home game. The first game back in Anaheim since the loss of Tyler. #45
❤️👼 pic.twitter.com/WWsjpOMsoT
— Bally Sports West (@BallySportWest) July 13, 2019
The Angels would go on to throw a combined no-hitter in a 13-0 win against the Mariners.
— The Muse (@crypticmusings) July 13, 2019
After the game ended all of the Angels players placed the #45 jerseys they were wearing to honor Skaggs on the mound.
No words. What a moment. 🙏
(via @FoxSportsWest)pic.twitter.com/6plc63UfXe
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 13, 2019
WOW! One of the best sports moment I have ever witnessed @Angels. On the night the Angels honor Tyler Skaggs and everyone wore his jersey number, they threw a no hitter! #Amazing #WhatASpecialNight #45 👼 pic.twitter.com/oaUv7wiQfh
— Michael Nastase (@mnastase24) July 13, 2019
Just an amazing night.
In the Angels' first home game since the passing of Tyler Skaggs, on the night the Angels all wore Tyler Skaggs jerseys, and on the night Skaggs' mom threw out the first pitch, the Angels have thrown a no-hitter.
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) July 13, 2019
How Tyler Skaggs was honored today: His teammates all wore his jersey, his mother threw a strike to his best friend for the ceremonial first pitch, then the Angels scored 7 first-inning runs and pitched a combined no-hitter, from Taylor Cole and, for the final 7, Felix Peña.
— Alden González (@Alden_Gonzalez) July 13, 2019