OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Matt Keough, the former Oakland Athletics
pitcher and special assistant, has died. He was 64.
The Athletics announced the death Saturday night without providing
details.
”Matt was a great baseball man and a proud Oakland A,” Billy
Beane, the team’s executive vice president of baseball operations,
said in a statement.
”He had an incredible passion for the game and we were lucky to
have him and his wealth of knowledge alongside us for the years he
worked as a special assistant. He left an unforgettable impression
on everyone he touched in baseball. Our sincere condolences are
with the entire Keough family tonight.”
Keough was an American League All-Star as a rookie in 1978 and was
selected AL Comeback Player of the Year in 1980. He was 58-84 with
a 4.17 ERA with Oakland (1977-83), the New York Yankees (1983), St.
Louis (1985), Chicago Cubs (1986) and Houston (1986), then went
45-44 with a 3/73 ERA in Japan with Hanshin (1987-90).
Keough’s father, Marty and uncle, Joe, were major league
outfielders.
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