Matusz made 279 of his 280 career appearances with the Orioles, who drafted the left-handed pitcher with the fourth overall pick in 2008. He went 27-41 with a 4.92 ERA spanning an eight-season ...

Matusz faced Ortiz the second most of any batter in his career and held the Hall of Famer to a .139 average and a paltry .408 OPS. Ortiz struck out in 13 of his 30 plate appearances against Matusz.

Former No. 4 overall pick in 2008 Brian Matusz died Jan. 6, likely the result of a drug overdose according to Phoenix police. He was 37. Former No. 4 overall pick in 2008 Brian Matusz died Jan. 6, ...

Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz, who was found dead in January, died from a fentanyl overdose, according to a Phoenix police report obtained by The Arizona Republic.. Matusz, a St ...

Matusz went 27-41 with a 4.92 earned-run average in parts of eight seasons (2009-16). He finished fifth in American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2010, when he went 10-12 with a 4.30 ERA in ...

Former Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz likely died last week of a drug overdose, according to Phoenix police. Matusz, 37, died Jan. 6 at his home in Arizona. His mother, Elizabeth Matusz, found him ...

Brian Matusz pitching for the Orioles in 2015. AP. Matusz grew up in the Phoenix area and became a top MLB pitching prospect while starring at the University of San Diego.

Brian Matusz, the former Baltimore Orioles pitcher who died last week at 37, likely died from a drug overdose, according to a Phoenix police report obtained by the 'Baltimore Banner' and ...

Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz, a former starter who moved into the bullpen, has died at the age of 37, the team announced on Tuesday night.

Matusz spent seven years in Baltimore after being drafted by the Orioles in 2008. In 2016 he moved on to the Chicago Cubs , before finishing his career in the Mexican league and then with the Long ...

Matusz left USD as the program’s all-time strikeouts leader (396). “He was part of that 2006 to 2008 group that swept No. 1 Texas and changed the trajectory of USD baseball,” Hill said.

The cause of death for former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz was revealed in a report in the Baltimore Banner on Monday. He died of a drug overdose.