Billy Bean went through hell on Earth to keep himself closeted during his playing career and then dedicated his life to making sure that no baseball player would have to endure that again.

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 ...

By Alex Williams Billy Bean, an all-hustle outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres who retired in 1995 because he thought baseball was not ready for an openly ...

Billy Bean, a special adviser to commissioner Rob Manfred and MLB's senior vice president for diversity, equality, and inclusion, has died after a yearlong fight with acute myeloid leukemia ...

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 ...

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 passes away at 60, claims report Billy Bean died at the age of 60 after a year-long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. On Tuesday, after multiple reports claimed that Billy Bean passed ...

Billy Bean, a former MLB outfielder and the league’s senior vice president for diversity, equity & Inclusion and special assistant to the commissioner, died after an 11-month battle with acute ...

Sad news hit the world of Major League Baseball on Tuesday when it was announced that Billy Bean passed away. Bean, a former MLB player, came out as gay shortly after his playing career ended.