{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Sunset Lounge DFW","title":"The Case of the Broken Baseball Player | Tyler Skaggs | Signal 51 Chronicles","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a4900df0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3722,"description":"In this episode of Signal 51 Chronicles, hosts John Henry and Jake White, a retired Fort Worth Police Department sergeant, dive into the tragic 2019 death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who was found unresponsive in his Southlake, Texas hotel room during a road series against the Texas Rangers. The duo explores Skaggs' promising career, his battle with opioid addiction, and the sinister role of fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills in his death. From the cocaine scandals that rocked Major League Baseball in the 1980s Pittsburgh drug trials to the modern fentanyl crisis gripping North Texas, this episode connects the dots between professional sports, prescription drug abuse, and a criminal investigation that was just getting started.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kRXT2ESw1C4668CKh1DKBTwMDznxFiO4mYNOu-PTw2E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNmQ5/ZjRkNTc2MTAxMDdk/N2VhZDE2OWIyZDlk/ZjI3MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}