Brian Matusz
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Matusz with the Baltimore Orioles
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| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 15 | |||
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Born: February 11, 1987 Grand Junction, Colorado |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 4, 2009, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss pitching | 27–41 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.92 | ||
| Strikeouts | 462 | ||
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| Men's Baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| Pan American Games | ||
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2007 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
Brian Robert Matusz (/ˈmætəs/ MAT-əss; born February 11, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs.
Matusz attended the University of San Diego, where he played on the school's baseball team as a starting pitcher. Matusz, Josh Romanski, and Matt Couch anchored the Toreros rotation.
Matusz was named to the West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year honors and finalist for the Roger Clemens Award.
Drafted fourth overall by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. Matusz signed a contract with the Orioles on August 15, 2008, the deadline to sign draft picks.
In spring 2009 he was invited to the Orioles spring training. In June 2009, he was promoted from high Single-A (Frederick Keys) to a starting pitcher for the Double-A Bowie Baysox. He struck out 10 batters in his first start for Bowie on June 17. Matusz was named Baseball America's ninth best overall prospect mid-season in 2009. Before the 2010 season, Baseball America named him the fifth best prospect in all of baseball.
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