Orioles left-handed reliever Brian Matusz received a cortisone injection in his lower back following his one-inning Grapefruit League outing Sunday and might not be ready to return in time for the beginning of the regular season.
Matusz pitched a scoreless inning in the Orioles’ 9-9 nine-inning tie on Sunday, his first game action since the team’s Grapefruit League home opener on March 2. He’s been shelved since then with a strain on the right side of his lower back.
“We decided to inject that to clear it up completely,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.