Los Angeles Angels pay emotionally charged tribute to Tyler Skaggs

An emotionally charged night in Los Angeles delivered a magical ending as the Angels paid a fitting farewell to a fallen teammate.

Tyler Skaggs mother Debbie Hetman looks up to the sky after throwing out the first pitch.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house at Angel Stadium of Anaheim as the Los Angeles Angels paid an emotional tribute to their dead teammate, pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

Skaggs, 27, died in Texas on July 1 after being found unconscious and unresponsive in his Hilton hotel room at around 2.18pm.

The team returned to their home stadium for the first game since his death and the emotional scenes started straight away.

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Every member of the team wore Skaggs’ 45 jersey for the game against the Seattle Mariners with his mother, Debbie, throwing out the first pitch.

A perfect strike right down the middle was the perfect sign of what was to come over the next several hours.

Angels superstar Mike Trout strolled out for his first at bat and sent the ball deep into the stands, smashing his home run 454 feet.

Mike Trout just hit a 454-foot home run while wearing No. 45.pic.twitter.com/lxxHOSpljl

— Sporting News MLB (@sn_mlb) July 13, 2019

Trout’s monster hit kick started a blistering first innings as the Angels scored seven to take an early commanding lead.

As the runs continued to pile in, the pitching duo of Taylor Cole and Felix Pena continued to stifle the Mariners.

It ended on a magical moment with the Angels pitching the second no-hitter in franchise history to secure the 13-0 win and celebrate for their lost teammate.

Angels throwing a combined no hitter on the night they honor Tyler Skaggs is pretty remarkable, the last out and celebration pic.twitter.com/qZ0vZrDKAw

— Paid man gets bored (@cjzero) July 13, 2019

As the players celebrated the victory and saluted the heavens for their teammate, they all approached the pitchers mound and removed their jerseys before placing them down.

Gone but never forgotten ⚾👼❤️

#45 | @Angels pic.twitter.com/0R3c3g7DYh

— FOX Sports West (@FoxSportsWest) July 13, 2019

The Angels throw a No-Hitter.

The same night Tyler Skaggs mom throws out the first pitch.

The same night everyone wears Tyler Skaggs uniforms.

Goosebumps. pic.twitter.com/rltGhD8jIi

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) July 13, 2019

Trout held back tears in a post-game interview when he spoke about the impact Skaggs had and how his presence was with them throughout the game.

“This was definitely for him and he was definitely watching over us tonight.”

"This was definitely for him and he was definitely watching over us tonight."@MikeTrout joined @KellyNash on #QuickPitch after the @Angels no-hitter. pic.twitter.com/bhda4LhydM

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) July 13, 2019

The unbelievable night led to an outpouring of emotion from social media with many calling the tributes “bigger than baseball”.

What the @Angels just did is so incredibly awesome. Tyler was watching down tonight! Incredible!

— Marc D'Amico (@Marc_DAmico) July 13, 2019

Absolute chills watching this. #TylerSkaggs is smiling down upon the @Angels tonight. Baseball...it’s really a special thing. https://t.co/f8HMqNriZc

— Jim Lokay FOX 5 (@LokayFOX5) July 13, 2019

Chills. https://t.co/KtTdfQMEu6

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 12, 2019

I’m at a loss for words right now watching the ending the @angels game. In our minds and our hearts 45 🙏🏻🙏🏻

— Daniel Robertson (@DanielRob99) July 13, 2019

Sports are the best and I DARE you to tell me otherwise.

What the Angels did for Skaggs and his family can’t be done in any other forum.

If life imitates art, this was a tear jerker type ending in a movie.

Well done, @Angels.

— Jamie Neal (@TheJamieNeal) July 13, 2019

What just happened in that no hitter tonight is much bigger than baseball. Unreal #RIPTylerSkaggs @Angels

— Brooks Pounders (@BrooksPounders) July 13, 2019