NEW YORK — 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 ...

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, a onetime big-league outfielder who came out as gay after he retired, then later became a Major League Baseball executive and its first “ambassador for inclusion,” died Aug. 6 at ...

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 ...

Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald In 2003, former professional baseball player Billy Bean, left, with attorney Wayne Pathman of Miami Beach, plays basketball at Nautilus Park in Miami Beach.

Former Padres player Billy Bean makes a catch in the outfield during a 2016 all-star celebrity game. Photo by Chris Stone Santa Ana native and onetime San Diego Padre Billy Bean, credited with ...

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo had trouble deciphering exactly who passed away on Tuesday, mistaking Billy Bean, the league senior vice president for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for longtime ...

Former Major League Baseball player and executive Billy Bean has died at age 60. MLB released a statement confirming his death, indicating he died at home on Tuesday after a yearlong fight with ...