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Thoughts of late teammate Tyler Skaggs weigh on Angels as they face Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas - Relievers stretched and played catch in the outfield and hitters took turns swinging at pitches in the batting cage late Tuesday afternoon as the Angels prepared to face the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park.

Two hours before they were scheduled to play their first game without Tyler Skaggs, the 27-year-old pitcher found dead in the team's Southlake, Texas, hotel room Monday, the Angels tried their best to find some sliver of normalcy, as difficult as that will be.

"I talked with some of the guys on the club, and I don't want to speak for them, but it felt like, one, it was what Tyler

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