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Report: Ex-Oriole Brian Matusz died from likely drug overdose

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Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz died last week of an apparent drug overdose, according to a Phoenix police report obtained by the Baltimore Banner.

The police report said Matusz's mother found him in his home on Jan. 6 when she went to check on him. The report states that Matusz, 37, was on his back on a couch with white substance in his mouth and aluminum foil, a lighter and a straw on the floor near his hand.

There were no apparent injuries, trauma or signs of foul play, according to the police report.