
Cause of death revealed for former MLB phenom Brian Matusz, 37
NY Post
It is believed that former Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz died of a drug overdose, according to a Phoenix police report obtained by the Baltimore Banner.
Matusz was found dead in his home by his mother, Elizabeth, on Jan. 6. He had a white substance in his mouth with drug paraphernalia on the floor next to him.
Elizabeth told police that Brian, 37, had a history of drug abuse and recently made comments like “there is nothing left for me.”
She took the one-time pitching phenom to the emergency room on Jan. 4.
Though the reason why she had taken him is redacted in the report — per the Banner — he was advised to get help from a mental health professional.
Elizabeth took Brian to the Banner Behavioral Health Hospital in Scottsdale later that day but he was not admitted, according to the police report.

The Mets took their time, too. Buck Showalter was fired on Oct. 1, 2023. It was believed they had one solid target in mind as his replacement in Brewers manager Craig Counsell, but Counsell wouldn’t be available for exactly another month. The wait seemed like only a wink-wink formality. He and David Stearns had worked together for years in Milwaukee.