{"id":31207,"date":"2020-05-03T11:05:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T15:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=31207"},"modified":"2020-05-03T13:04:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T17:04:58","slug":"former-oakland-as-pitcher-matt-keough-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/05\/03\/former-oakland-as-pitcher-matt-keough-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Oakland A&#8217;s Pitcher Matt Keough Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/oakland-athletics\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Athletics<\/a> Special Assistant and former pitcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/keougma02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Keough<\/a><\/strong> has passed away. Keough was 64 years old. This is the second loss for the A&#8217;s Family this week. Former minor league player Manuel Marte died as a result of COVID-19. As of this writing, the cause of death is unknown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The A\u2019s organization mourns the loss of former pitcher and special assistant Matt Keough.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He left an unforgettable impression on everyone he touched in baseball. Our sincere condolences are with the entire Keough family tonight.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/beanebi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Billy Beane<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sEGaLiFLc7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/sEGaLiFLc7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oakland A&#8217;s (@Athletics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Athletics\/status\/1256796960385757186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Keough&#8217;s Career<\/h2>\n<p>The A&#8217;s drafted Keough in the seventh round of the 1973 draft out of Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, California. Keough made his Major League debut in 1977 and played nine seasons. Keough is known mostly as an Athletic but did play with four other teams. He was traded to the New York Yankees in 1983. In 1985 he played with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/st-louis-cardinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>. In 1986 Keough played for both the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/chicago-cubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/houston-astros\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Astros<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Keough was a member of the famed &#8220;Five Aces&#8221; along with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/langfri01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rick Langford<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mccatst01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve McCatty<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kingmbr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian Kingman<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/norrimi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Norris<\/a><\/strong>. Keough&#8217;s career record was 58-84 with a 4.17 ERA and a 1.429 WHIP. Keough was an All-Star in 1978. He was named Comeback player of the year in 1980 after having a 16-13 season with a 2.92 ERA.<\/p>\n<h2>Keough Family Tragedy<\/h2>\n<p>Matt Keough&#8217;s death comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allabouttrh.com\/2020\/05\/03\/rhoc-matt-keough-passing-kara-keough\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">just a few weeks after the death<\/a> of his grandson. Kara Keough quoted on her Instagram page &#8220;<em>Daddy, please take care of my son. Teach him the circle changeup and how to find forever friends. You\u2019re on grandpa duty in heaven now. Xoxo, Hammerhead.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Keough was married to former RHOC star Jenna Keough. Despite being separated for more than 15 years, the couple did not officially divorce until 2019. The couple remained close throughout the separation.<\/p>\n<p>Keough is survived by his ex-wife Jenna and their three children Kara, Shane, and Colton.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image<br \/>\n<a id=\"LskdeOXMS0tAxjOUrGlJkg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1055658076\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'LskdeOXMS0tAxjOUrGlJkg',sig:'w3DCmccyc1W_q3rz6MRPefqn0Xx_qHrrGZE4UsswysI=',w:'401px',h:'594px',items:'1055658076',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oakland Athletics Special Assistant and former pitcher Matt Keough has passed away. Keough was 64 years old. This is the second loss for the A&#8217;s Family this week. Former minor league player Manuel Marte died as a result of COVID-19. As of this writing, the cause of death is unknown. 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