Template:Did you know nominations/Tyler Skaggs

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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 20:11, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Tyler Skaggs

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Tyler Skaggs pitching with the Angels in 2014

... that the Los Angeles Angels' combined no-hitter at the memorial game for Tyler Skaggs (pictured) was the first combined no-hitter in California since the day Skaggs was born? Source: "Together, they contributed the first combined no-hitter in the state of California since the Baltimore Orioles did it on the road against the Oakland Athletics on July 13, 1991, the day Skaggs was born."
- ALT1:... that former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs (pictured) played baseball at the same school where his mother coached softball, and used to show up to her practices? Source: Santa Monica High, where he played football, basketball and baseball ... Tyler’s mother, Debbie, was a longtime softball and volleyball coach at Santa Monica High "He would come to his mother’s practices after school, and he would work with some of the girls and field balls with them."

Reviewed: Charles Scott Napier

Improved to Good Article status by Kncny11 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:41, 24 March 2021 (UTC).

All looks good here for the main hook, which I think is more interesting than ALT1. QPQ done, hook cited/interesting, article is a new GA, no copyvio concerns. Image is just fine too. Go Phightins! 10:39, 25 March 2021 (UTC)