Former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday for providing Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas.

Kay faced at least 20 years in prison on one of the two counts.

Prosecutors presented evidence of Kay, 48, making derogatory comments about Skaggs, his family, prosecutors and jurors in phone calls and emails after he was convicted in February.

Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room on July 1, 2019.

Kay was convicted on one count each of drug distribution resulting in death and drug conspiracy. 

A coroner's report said Skaggs, 27, had choked to death on his vomit and that a toxic mix of alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone was in his system.

The trial included testimony from five major league players who said they received oxycodone pills from Kay at various times from 2017 to 2019, the years Kay was accused of obtaining pills and giving them to players at Angel Stadium.