The death of former Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs pitcher Brian Matusz on Tuesday at age 37 stunned many in and around Major League Baseball.
Now, his cause of death has been revealed in a new report from the Baltimore Sun.
The pitcher likely died from a drug overdose, according to Phoenix police, whose report indicated his mother found him with drug paraphernalia on the floor next to his body and a white substance in his mouth.
He finished fifth in American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2010, when he went 10-12 with a 4.30 ERA in 32 starts.
A 6-foot-5 left-hander, Matusz spent only a year in the minor leagues after the conclusion of his college career at the Unversity of San Diego.
He got his first cup of coffee in the majors in 2009 and went 5-2 in eight starts for Baltimore. asdf
