Raymond Herbert Keating (July 21, 1893 – December 28, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Highlanders / Yankees of the American League from 1912 to 1916 and in 1918 and for the Boston Braves of the National League in 1919. In 1914, Keating was caught throwing an emery ball, and the pitch was declared to be illegal.
Raymond Herbert Keating was born on July 21, 1893, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He played semi-professional baseball in Bridgeport in 1908 and 1909. He tried out with the Bridgeport Orators of the Connecticut State League in 1910, but did not make the team, and he enrolled at Niagara University to play college baseball as a pitcher for the Niagara Purple Eagles.
In 1911, Keating signed a professional contract with the Lawrence Barristers of the New England League. The Barristers assigned him to the Hamilton Kolts of the Canadian League where he made his professional baseball debut. Hamilton's manager, a former spitball pitcher, taught Keating how to throw the spitball. Keating pitched for Lawrence in the 1912 season, and he won 25 games out of the 35 that he pitched.

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