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Former Orioles and Cubs pitcher Brian Matusz likely died of drug overdose, police say

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Former Orioles and Cubs pitcher Brian Matusz likely died from a drug overdose, according to a police report.

The Phoenix Police Department, in a report obtained by the Baltimore Banner, said Matusz was found dead in his Arizona home on Jan. 6 by his mother, who had come to check on him. The report says Matusz’s body was found on a couch in an upstairs loft with a white substance in his mouth and drug paraphernalia on the floor nearby.

The Orioles announced the death of the former No. 4 overall pick on Jan.