Truly blessed: Coach looks back on career in Keizer, Salem

For one last time, Larry Keeker took his place at the dugout, helping coach McNary’s baseball players.

The home game on Wednesday, May 22, was Keeker’s final time in a coaching role. The game against Bend was his last after 37 years.

Keeker has spent a lifetime in baseball from his days as a T-ball player in Salem to leading high school players, first at North Salem High School and then McNary. He roughly calculates…