Baltimore Orioles pitcher suffers anaphylaxis attack

Matusz gets a scare; pitcher suffers serious allergic reaction and ends up in hospital

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz pitches in a spring training game against the Boston Red Sox at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota on Tuesday. Matusz pitched two innings of relief in Baltimore's 6-5 loss to Boston.

By JIM BROCKMAN Correspondent
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

SARASOTA â The Baltimore Orioles and Brian Matusz survived a major scare that entailed a call home to mom and a trip to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

After Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the southpaw relief pitcher went out to dinner and ordered an Asian dish that he didn't realize had been cooked in peanut oil.

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