The Angels are bringing back a 33-year-old former Gold Glove Award and veteran of eight major league seasons. Infielder Yolmer Sanchez, who played 120 games at

Closing arguments began Monday in a civil trial over whether the Los Angeles Angels should be held responsible for the fatal drug overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

The other players testified that it was Skaggs who introduced them to opioids and informed them that Kay could procure the pills. Theodora argued that while Kay was “complicit,” it was Skaggs who was “more of a danger to his fellow players.”

Kay is serving 22 years in federal prison for providing the fentanyl-laced pill that Skaggs ingested, leading to his death on July 1, 2019. Jurors were provided jury instructions laying out facts about Kay’s criminal conviction, including that fentanyl was a “but-for” cause of Skaggs’ death, and that Kay provided the fatal pill.

Attorneys for the Angels aimed to paint a longer arc of drug and alcohol abuse by Tyler Skaggs in the wrongful-death lawsuit against the club.

In a 2013 text to another player, Skaggs wrote “I ran out of pain pills you know anyone with them,” adding “Plus I’m pitching today (expletive) me.”

Angels front office officials have testified that they were unaware Kay was providing illicit opioids to Skaggs until after the pitchers’ death.

Vaughn Grissom, who rose the ranks of the Atlanta Braves organization before a trade sent him north to the Red Sox for Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale, is on the move again. According to multiple reports Tuesday, the Red Sox are trading Grissom to the Los Angeles Angels for a minor league player.

Between injuries and underperformance, Anthony Rendon 's tenure with the Los Angeles Angels has been a disappointment so far. With one year remaining on his contract, rumors have suggested that Rendon may retire before the 2026 MLB season. New Angels manager Kurt Suzuki is not assuming anything until he hears news from a reliable source, however.