ARLINGTON, TEXAS—With the memory of Tyler Skaggs weighing heavy on their hearts, the Los Angeles Angels prepared Tuesday to play their first game since the death of the much-loved 27-year-old pitcher who got to play for his favourite childhood team. But forever we’ve been made better by him.”The Angels decided to play a day after the postponement of the series opener against the Rangers. Skaggs was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Texas on Monday. Public address announcer Chuck Morgan introduced the moment of silence by saying the Rangers offered their deepest sympathies and condolences to Skaggs’ family, his teammates and the entire Angels organization. “A lot of problems go away when the first pitch is thrown until the last pitch is thrown.”ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

Source: thestar July 02, 2019 23:48 UTC