Greg Baker, Billy Bean's husband, shared his thoughts on the legacy of MLB's first Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity ...

Billy Bean has died at the age of 60. In 1999, the former baseball player — whose teams included the Detroit Tigers, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres — was the second former ...

The presentation of the award was featured in ESPN's studio programming this week, and during the 2025 ESPYs, which aired Wednesday.

Billy Bean’s death, while not a surprise to those who knew he was ill, still stunned a generation of baseball officials who spent the past decade relying on him. Bean, the openly gay former ...

Billy Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay in 1999, has died. He was 60.

Tributes have been paid to Billy Bean, who has died at the age of 60 following a battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Bean was only the second professional baseball player in the US to come out as ...

Billy Bean, MLB's senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion who also served as a special advisor to commissioner Rob Manfred, has died at the age of 60, the league announced ...

Billy Bean, MLB's Senior Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, died at the age of 60 on Tuesday. Bean, who was also Special Assistant to commissioner Rob Manfred, had been battling ...

Former MLB player Billy Bean has died at the age of 60 after battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia for the last year. He had come out as gay.

Billy Bean, openly gay ex-player and MLB VP, dies at 60 The former Santa Ana High and LMU star played in six big-league seasons from 1987 to 1995. He publicly came out as gay in 1999, the second ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay in 1999 before becoming the sport’s senior vice president for diversity, equity and ...