Phoenix police are investigating the gorgeous dying of former Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz.
He was 37.
“I can confirm we responded to a dead body call at a home near 44th Street and Campbell Avenue” at about 2:45 p.m. MT on Monday, Phoenix Police Sgt. Phil Krynsky instructed NBC Information.
“The deceased person found was indeed 37-year-old Brian Matusz. Currently, this incident is being handled as a death investigation.”
The trigger and method of dying have but to be decided, based on the Maricopa County Workplace of the Medical Examiner.
The Orioles and the College of San Diego — the place the southpaw grew to become probably the most completed pitcher in program historical past from 2006-2008 — introduced his dying Tuesday.
USD stated in a press launch that Matusz’s household first shared the information that day.
“Our hearts are heavy tonight as we mourn the passing of former Oriole Brian Matusz,” the Orioles stated. “A staple in our clubhouse from 2009-2016, Brian was beloved throughout Birdland, and his passion for baseball and our community was unmatched. He dedicated his time to connecting with any fan he could, was a cherished teammate, and always had a smile on his face.”
Matusz made 279 of his 280 profession appearances with the Orioles, who drafted the left-handed pitcher with the fourth total choose in 2008.
He went 27-41 with a 4.92 ERA spanning an eight-season profession from 2009-16.
Former Orioles supervisor Buck Showalter, who managed Matusz from 2010-16, stated he spoke with lots of Matusz’s Orioles teammates after studying of his dying, including that he was shocked by the information.
“Brian was engaging, smiled easily, had a lot of quiet self confidence,” Showalter instructed the Baltimore Solar on Wednesday. “I don’t know. I’m type of gathering my ideas on it proper now. … It’s robust. All of us as we grow old get in contact with our mortality. Nevertheless it’s simply too younger.
“When something happens like this, I’ve always had a grip on reality, but this one, you kind of go, ‘Wow.’”
Matusz received a World Collection with the Chicago Cubs in 2016, which marked his remaining major-league season.
The Colorado native pitched for the Triple-A Reno Aces (Diamondbacks) the next season.
Matusz final pitched professionally with the Lengthy Island Geese of the Atlantic League.
