Bean revealed in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with leukemia AP Photo Billy Bean has died at the age of 60. In 1999, the former baseball player — whose teams included the Detroit Tigers ...

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 inclusion, has died.

Billy Bean, who played parts of six seasons with the Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers and was Major League Baseball’s senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, died ...

Billy Bean, a former Los Angeles Dodger who went on to become the first diversity chief for Major League Baseball, died on Tuesday. He was 60. Major League Baseball said in a statement that the ...

Billy Bean, a gay trailblazer in baseball and MLB, has died Billy Bean was only the second former MLB player to come out publicly, and a tireless advocate for the LGBTQ community. An outpouring of ...

August 6 - Billy Bean, one of the first athletes in American team sports to come out as gay, died Tuesday, 11 months after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He was 60. An outfielder and ...

The baseball world mourned the death of former MLB outfielder Billy Bean at age 60. On Tuesday, the league announced that Bean passed away after a year-long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

It’s important to note that Billy Beane, the longtime Oakland Athletics ... this out the hard way while sharing the news of Bean’s death while on the air. “The word that we’re getting ...

In memory of Billy Bean, MLB Network will re-air "The Story of Billy Bean," highlighting his journey as a trailblazer for inclusion in baseball. Billy Bean, a former Major League Baseball player ...

Bean died at home on Tuesday nearly a year after ... "Our hearts are broken today as we mourn our dear friend and colleague, Billy Bean, one of the kindest and most respected individuals I have ...