Matt Keough Dies: All-Star Pitcher And ‘Real Housewives’ Star Was 64

Matt Keough, a former All-Star pitcher, baseball executive, and guest star on the reality TV show Real Housewives of Orange County, has died. He was 64 and no cause of death was provided.

Keough appeared twice on the Bravo reality show, which featured his ex-wife Jeana Keough and their children, Kara, Shane, and Colton.

Kara Keough, who is married to former NFL player Kyle Bosworth, posted on Instagram. She lost a baby son in April.

“Daddy, please take care of my son,” Kara Keough wrote Saturday night. “Teach him the circle change-up and how to find forever friends. You’re on grandpa duty in heaven now.”

The Oakland Athletics statement praised Keough’s time with the team.

“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 later was the AL Comeback Player of the Year in 1980. Overall, 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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Daddy, please take care of my son. Teach him the circle changeup and how to find forever friends. You’re on grandpa duty in heaven now. Xoxo, Hammerhead

A post shared by Kara Bosworth (@karakeoughboz) on May 2, 2020 at 6:48pm PDT