- Shane Keough
"Shane Keough" "AKA" "The Shane" (born
September 11 ,1986 ) is a minor league outfielder in theOakland Athletics farm system. Keough appeared in the Bravoreality show "The Real Housewives of Orange County ", in which his mother, Jeana Keough, was one of the featured "housewives."Biography
Keough is the oldest child of
Matt Keough , a formerpitcher for the Oakland A's and current executive with the team and Jeana Keough, a former model, actress andPlayboy Playmate who is now a realtor forRE/MAX in Coto de Caza,California . He has a younger sister Kara and one younger brother Colton.Career
Besides a small yet intense following by a group of students from the
University of Dayton , Shane is still trying to make a name for himself. Keough entered theMajor League Baseball Draft in 2005 and was drafted by the Oakland A's in the 36th round as adraft-and-follow [ [http://www.baseballamerica.com/draftdb/2005xteam.php?team=OAK 2005 Oakland Athletics Draft] . Accessed 9 August 2006.] [ [http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/features/9911dfe.html Draft-and-follow rule] Accessed 9 August 2006.] pick. According to Jeana Keough, roughly 1000 people were picked before him and he subsequently attendedYavapai College [ [http://www2.yc.edu/content/athletics/baseball/roster/profiles/keough-shane-22.htm Shane Keough's Yavapai College player bio] . Accessed 9 August 2006.] in Arizona to gain more playing time and hopefully attract more attention from the scouts. He was signed by the A's in June, 2006. In the fall of 2006, he played outfield for thePhoenix Athletics in theArizona League , which is classified as a "rookie" league or the lowest level of minor league baseball. Keough played for the Vancouver Canadians Single A Short Season Baseball team as an outfielder in 2007.Besides Shane's father, his grandfather Marty and great-uncle Joe have both played in the major leagues.
References
External links
* [http://www.shanekeough.com ShaneKeough.com]
* [http://www.kennethinthe212.com/2006/05/fresh-prince-of-oc.html The Fresh Prince of O.C.]
* [http://www.bravotv.com/Real_Housewives/ "The Real Housewives of Orange County"] official Bravo page
* [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Shane%20Keough&pos=NON_P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=489019 Minor League statistics from MILB.com]
* [http://www.kennethinthe212.com/2006/05/behind-orange-curtain.html Behind the Orange Curtain]
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