Who is Carli Skaggs? All about Tyler Skaggs’ wife amid wrongful death trial

Late MLB star Tyler Skaggs’ wife, Carli Skaggs, and his parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Angels, more than six years after he died on July 1, 2019, from an accidental overdose. A civil trial based on the lawsuit is currently underway at a court in Santa Ana, Southern California, according to CBS News.

Carli is a former luxury travel advisor and the founder, President, and CEO of the Tyler Skaggs Foundation.

In the legal filing, Skaggs’ family has argued that the Los Angeles Angels made a series of reckless decisions that allowed its former communication director, Eric Kay, to provide the team’s players with drugs when he was himself an addict and a dealer, as per the court documents.

It is noteworthy that Kay had already been convicted in 2022 for supplying the late Tyler Skaggs with a fake oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl that eventually caused his death. He is currently serving a 22-year sentence in federal prison.

On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, Carli Skaggs testified that she was unaware of the extent of her husband’s substance abuse problem, according to CBS News. She added that if she knew about it, she would have done everything in her power to prevent it. Tyler Skaggs’ widow shared in her testimony that he felt the pressure to stay fit at all times to keep up with his career.

Tyler’s teammate and Angels outfielder Mike Trout testified at the trial, as did ex-pitcher Matt Harvey. CBS News reported that ex-Angels Wade Miley, who currently plays for the Cincinnati Reds, is also expected to testify later this week.

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All you need to know about Tyler Skaggs’ widow, Carli Skaggs

Carli Skaggs was born as Carli Miles. She dated Tyler Skaggs for five years and got engaged in November 2017 during a trip to Bora Bora. Later, in December 2018, they tied the knot at the Calamigos Ranch in Malibu. The couple lived in Santa Monica, California.

Carli Skaggs is a magna cum laude from Loyola Marymount University who graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications in 2010. She is a partner at Miles2Travel, Inc., which is a luxury travel advisor firm she co-founded with her mother, Nina, and offers personalized and custom vacation advice.

The company’s website reads.

“Nina & Carli Miles draw upon their own travel experiences to provide first-hand recommendations and deliver expertly crafted itineraries to their clients.”

It adds,

“Specializing in far-reaching corners of the world, they remove the guesswork from the planning process and provide exclusive travel perks and VIP treatment through their industry relationships. Working with Nina & Carli results in a stress-free vacation of a lifetime – every time.”

She is now the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Tyler Skaggs Foundation, which was co-founded in 2019 by her and Tyler Skaggs’ mother, Debbie Hetman Skaggs. The foundation aims to provide,

“equitable access to sports programs and recreation, as well as other community initiatives that will help young people build both athletic and essential life skills.”

The website adds,

“By contributing financial support through grants and scholarships, supplying athletic equipment, and raising awareness, our goal is to empower our younger generation through the gift of sports.”

During their time together, Tyler and Carli Skaggs shared a mutual passion for travel and often toured the world during his off-season, including Chiang Mai in Thailand.

Carli Skaggs also supported his MLB career and was regularly seen at his games. They called each other “love of my life” on their respective Instagram accounts.

During her past interview with Wealth Management, Carli Skaggs mentioned that being a baseball wife was stressful, and since Tyler was always on the move, they lacked “traditional stability.”

Speaking on Good Morning America in October 2022, Carli Skaggs called her deceased husband an "incredible person" and shared that four days before his death, they decided to start a family.

"I wonder sometimes if I'll ever be as happy as I was. I have faith that I'll get there. I know I'm never going to be the same. It's going to be different, but I believe that I can find happiness again," she said at the time.

According to heavy.com, she once compiled a basket of Tyler Skaggs’ “favorite things,” including a Lakers shirt, an iTunes gift card, lottery tickets, a basketball laundry basket, and the ‘Sandlot’ movie for an MLB auction.

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On the afternoon of July 1, 2019, the Southlake Police Department in Dallas, Texas, responded to a call of an unconscious male in a room at the Hilton Hotel. Upon arrival, the emergency responders found Tyler Skaggs, 27, unresponsive before pronouncing him dead at the scene.

At the time, the law enforcement suspected no foul play. However, upon investigation, it was revealed that the pro starting pitcher choked on his own vomit, and a mixture of alcohol, fentanyl, and oxycodone was found in his system. They were later proved to have been provided by Eric Kay.

Kay’s 2022 federal criminal trial revealed that he also supplied drugs to other players of the LA Angels between 2017 and 2019.

Now, the wrongful death suit against the team has them argue that Tyler’s death was the result of his own heavy drinking on his own time and privacy of his hotel room, according to CBS News. His family is now seeking $118 million in lost earnings, compensation for pain and suffering, and punitive damages.

Skaggs was on a team trip to suburban Dallas to open a four-game series against the Texas Rangers when the tragedy occurred.