According to reports, former Major League Baseball legend Brian Matusz is dead at only 37-years-old. This has shocked baseball fans across the board, especially since he was so young. While the cause of death has not been announced – it does make you wonder is he took the experimental jab during the craziness of covid-19.
The left-handed, fourth overall pick in the 2008 draft, ded on Tuesday. Over his eight years in the majors, he played in 279 games – -starting 68 times for the Baltimore Orioles. He also played for the Chicago Cubs for a brief period of time.
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Matusz’s journey to baseball prominence began at St. Mary’s High School in Phoenix. In his junior year, 2004, He boasted an impressive record of 8-2 and a minuscule ERA of 0.95, earning him first-team All-State honors in Arizona. His performance only improved in his senior year in 2005, where he went 8-1 with an even lower ERA of 0.50, culminating in his selection as the Arizona Player of the Year.
Matusz rose as a standout left-handed pitcher during his collegiate career at the University of San Diego. He continued to excel in baseball during his three-year stint at the university, culminating in being named the West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2008. A two-time Golden Spikes Award finalist, Matusz topped the NCAA charts with 141 strikeouts in his junior year. That season, he notched 12 wins and posted a remarkable 1.71 ERA, ranking as the fourth-best single-season performance in the school’s history. By the end of his collegiate career, Matusz had become the university’s all-time leader in strikeouts, amassing a total of 396.
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Whatever the cause of death – vaccine or not – it is a sad loss for not only his family and friends but for the world of baseball.
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