Hyde offers condolences to Skaggs family, Angels

Hyde was among those shocked and saddened by Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ unexpected death Monday in Texas. Hyde never met Skaggs, 27, personally, but the tight-knit nature of baseball means there are only so many degrees of separation, and it hurts all the same.

“Obviously, our heart goes out to his family, his wife, the Angels organization,” Hyde said. “It just happened, so we’re pretty shocked right now and feel terrible for everybody involved. Just wanted to say how sorry we are and our heart goes out to the Skaggs family and the Angels organization.

“It’s a small community, and it’s a small fraternity of guys that care about each other. We compete for three hours every day, but when something like this happens, it affects everybody. It just sucks.”

The Angels’ game against the Texas Rangers on Monday was canceled.

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To add Eshelman to the 40-man roster, the Orioles transferred left-handed pitcher Josh Rogers to the 60-day injured list. Rogers will receive a second medical opinion Tuesday from Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, to determine whether he needs Tommy John surgery.

The Orioles announced they will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 “Why Not?” Orioles on Aug. 9 with a luncheon, a T-shirt giveaway to the first 20,000 fans 15 or older, a pregame ceremony and 1989 throwback uniforms for that night’s game against the Houston Astros.

The Orioles will celebrate National Hot Dog Day on July 17 against the Washington Nationals with a Hot Dog Race T-shirt giveaway, with fans randomly receiving either a red Ketchup shirt, yellow Mustard shirt or green Relish shirt featuring the Orioles’ logo. Hot dogs will be sold for $1 for the entirety of the game.