He finished his career in a start for the eventual World Series champion Chicago Cubs in 2016, and got a championship ring for it.
Matusz’s mother said in the Phoenix Police Department report that days before his death, he lamented that he used to “have it all” and “there is nothing left for me” as he tried to adjust to life without baseball, according to the Banner.
He also pitched in the postseason for the Orioles, appearing in all five games against the New York Yankees in the ALDS in 2012. He returned to the playoffs with the O’s in 2014.
Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz’s cause of death was likely a drug overdose, according to a police report cited by The Baltimore Banner on Monday.
