Article 6TJE8 Police report says former MLB pitcher Brian Matusz died at 37 of likely overdose

Police report says former MLB pitcher Brian Matusz died at 37 of likely overdose

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  • Pitcher played for Orioles and Cubs during career
  • Mother found left-hander's body at Arizona home

The former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz died at the age of 37 after an apparent drug overdose, according to police documents.

The Orioles announced Matusz's death last week. According to a report by the Phoenix Police Department obtained by the Baltimore Banner, Matusz's body was found by his mother, Elizabeth, on 6 January after she went to check on him in his home. A lighter, straw and a small square of aluminum foil, often used for ingesting drugs, were near his body. The report says police are not treating the death as suspicious.

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