The Major League Baseball received sad news on Tuesday as it was announced that former pitcher Brian Matusz died at the age of 37 years old.
“We are devastated to learn of the passing of former Major League pitcher Brian Matusz,” MLB announced in a statement on X. “Matusz, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2008 MLB Draft, spent a majority of his eight seasons with the Orioles. He won his Major League debut on August 4, 2009, as he gave up just one run in five innings.
“Matusz pitched in 280 regular season games throughout his career, starting in 69 of them.