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Matt Keough, one of A’s ‘Five Aces,’ dies at age 64
Matt Keough, one of many A’s “5 Aces” within the early ’80s and later a powerful useful resource within the A’s entrance workplace, died Friday in Southern California. He was 64.
The reason for dying has not been decided, in response to sources.
“Matt was a fantastic baseball man and a proud Oakland A,” vice chairman of baseball operations Billy Beane mentioned in a information launch. “He had an unimaginable ardour for the sport and we have been fortunate to have him and his wealth of information alongside us for the years he labored as a particular assistant. He left an unforgettable impression on everybody he touched in baseball. Our honest condolences are with your complete Keough household tonight.”
Keough, the son of former big-league outfielder Marty Keough and nephew of outfielder Joe Keough, had been dwelling in Southern California after retiring from baseball. He spent 15 years working as a scout and an adviser for the A’s after his enjoying days.
“Matt was an amazing baseball man who was all the time nice to be round,” mentioned Royals senior director of professional scouting Gene Watson, an in depth good friend of Keough’s. “He had an incredible thoughts for the sport and unimaginable work ethic. Once you watched a recreation with him, it was inconceivable to not be taught one thing new from him each time.”
Keough was an All-Star in 1978 and on the quilt of Sports activities Illustrated in 1981 together with the remainder of the A’s beginning employees, Rick Langford, Mike Norris, Steve McCatty and Brian Kingman. He went 10-6 with a 3.40 ERA that 12 months for a group that went to the postseason, and over the course of a nine-year profession with the A’s, Yankees, Cardinals, Cubs and Astros, he went 58-84 with a 4.17 ERA — and he pitched 53 full video games, 20 of them in 1980 alone.
“A superb baseball thoughts, and Matt achieved issues in baseball by way of innings pitched and full video games that no pitcher will obtain once more,” former Cubs GM Ed Lynch mentioned. “My coronary heart goes out to Marty and the remainder of Matt’s household.”
An tried comeback with the Angels within the spring of 1992 ended when Keough was struck within the head by a foul line drive at Scottsdale Stadium and almost killed. He joined Oakland’s entrance workplace in 1990 and was instrumental in drafting among the A’s prime expertise within the 2000s, together with Huston Avenue, Joe Blanton and Nick Swisher. He later labored for the Angels and Rays and he labored for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan in 1987-90.
Previously 15 years, Keough had authorized points, together with a three-month stint in jail after a drunken driving incident by which he injured a pedestrian.
He’s survived by his youngsters Shane, a former A’s minor-leaguer; Kara; and Colton. The Keoughs appeared on the primary season of “The Actual Housewives of Orange County” with Keough’s ex-wife, Jeana.
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