Former MLB pitcher and fourth overall pick tragically passes away at 37 years old

Tragic news was announced this week as former Baltimore Orioles pitcher and fourth overall pick Brian Matusz tragically passed away at 37 years old.

Matusz played in the MLB for eight years between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs after being drafted fourth overall in 2008 but has not played in the MLB since 2016.

Former Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz passed away at 37 years old yesterday

News broke Tuesday night when  MLB posted a message regarding the news and speaking a little on Matusz's career, in which he mostly spent with the Orioles until his last year with the Cubs.

We are devastated to learn of the passing of former Major League pitcher Brian Matusz.

Matusz, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2008 MLB Draft, spent a majority of his eight seasons with the Orioles. He won his Major League debut on August 4, 2009, as he gave up just one run in five innings. Matusz pitched in 280 regular season games throughout his career, starting in 69 of them.

He pitched for two Orioles' Postseason teams (2012 and 2014), making seven total Postseason appearances out of the bullpen. He made his last Major League appearance with the Cubs in 2016. He was 37 years old.