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Billy Bean, one of Major League Baseball’s first openly gay former players and a longtime advocate for equality in sports, died Tuesday after a yearlong battle with acute myeloid leukemia, according to the league. He was 60. “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 ever known,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “Billy was a friend to countless people across our game, and he made a difference through his constant dedication to others.” Bean played in the league as an...

Billy Bean, Ex-MLB Outfielder and LGBTQ+ Pioneer in the League, Dies at 60

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The Southern California native was an influential ambassador for the game after his final season with the Padres in 1995.

Former Padres Outfielder Dies From Leukemia

Los Angeles, CA

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Kiké Hernandez made incredible baseball history on Saturday night during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 10-0 drilling of the Oakland Athletics. Per OptaSTATS on social media, Hernandez is the only Major League Baseball player in the modern era to have three-plus hits at the plate and make a relief appearance in a shutout victory.

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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. He was 60.

Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player, dies at 60

Kansas City, MO

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Billy Bean, a former Yankees outfielder and MLB senior vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the commissioner’s office, has passed away at the age of 60 after battling acute myeloid leukemia. Major League Baseball announced his death today. Following the announcement, the Yankees released a statement saying:

Billy Bean, pioneering MLB executive and former Yankees outfielder, passes away at 60

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MLB executive Billy Bean, who was the MLB's Senior Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, died at age 60 after a battle with leukemia, the league announced Tuesday. Bean, one of the first openly gay baseball players in MLB, was diagnosed with leukemia last December. In a statement, MLB...

MLB executive Billy Bean, one of the first openly gay MLB players, dies at age 60 after battle with leukemia

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FORMER MLB player and executive Billy Bean has died at the age of 60. Bean was diagnosed with Leukemia in December of last year and succumbed to his battle with the cancer. Bean served as the VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and a special assistant to commissioner Rob Manfred. He played six years in […]

Billy Bean dead at age 60 after long-term health battle as MLB mourns loss of pioneer baseball player turned global exec

Philadelphia, PA

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Former MLB outfielder and executive Billy Bean has died at the age of 60 following an 11-month battle with acute myeloid leukemia, the league announced on Tuesday (August 6). Bean, who came out as the second openly gay player in MLB history, served as the league's senior vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Billy Bean, Former MLB Player And Executive, Dead At 60

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L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

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The Phillies signed a recently released Giants outfielder to a minor league contract on Monday.

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San Francisco, CA

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Heliot Ramos has been battling a right thumb injury for the last week, telling reporters (including Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle) that the discomfort has factored into his lack of production over the Giants’ last few days. The thumb issue forced him to make an early exit from the Giants’ 6-4 loss to the Reds on Saturday. Ramos didn't play in Sunday's game. The outfielder is day-to-day for now, though since the Giants’ next off-day isn’t until Aug. 16, the club might be forced into a 10-day injured list placement for Ramos if the swelling doesn’t come down.

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Decline is inevitable even for great athletes. That seems to be where Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher Clayton Kershaw is at in his career. Once the most feared pitching weapon in all of baseball, Kershaw has struggled in his first two starts of the season. It can be recalled that...

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Shohei Ohtani was signed to the largest contract in North American sports history last winter. A former General Manager weighed in on the Dodgers' investment.

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Former MLB player Billy Bean and senior VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the commissioner's office passed away on Tuesday - and tributes poured in for the icon

Billy Bean dies at 60 as MLB leads tributes with emotional statement

Major League Baseball is mourning the loss of one of its own. Billy Bean, the league’s Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, passed away at his home on Tuesday after an 11-month battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Bean, who was diagnosed last September, was 60 years old.

Baseball trailblazer Billy Bean, who dedicated life to inclusion, dies at 60

Detroit, MI

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On Aug. 5, 1969, Willie Stargell hit a record-breaking home run at Dodger Stadium in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 11-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the score tied in the top of the seventh inning, Stargell sent a pitch from Alan Foster over the right-field pavilion that traveled an estimated 506 feet and six inches.

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MLB executive, former outfielder Billy Bean dies at 60

Former MLB outfielder Billy Bean, who has served in the commissioner’s office as senior vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as a special...

MLB executive, former outfielder Billy Bean dies at 60

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