Wart Removed, Orioles' Matusz On Track For Start
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz returned to the mound one day after getting a wart removed from his left middle finger and expects to make his next start.
Matusz had the procedure done in Philadelphia on Friday a day after pitching two scoreless innings in a loss to Minnesota.
The left-hander threw on a back field Saturday.
Baltimore manager Buck Showalter had said on Thursday that he thought Matusz would probably miss a start, but the left-hander said he felt well enough to pitch against the Phillies in Clearwater on Tuesday.
Matusz, 24, noticed the wart late last season, when he was 10-12 with a 4.30 ERA.
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