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 inclusion, has died. He was 60. MLB released a statement confirming his death. Bean died...

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

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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 myeloid leukemia at his home on Tuesday.

He was 60.

The baseball world, including commissioner Rob Manfred, mourned Bean, who became the second player to ever come out as gay during a 1999 interview with the Miami Herald.

“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,” Manfred said in a statement. 

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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 first baseman who played in parts of six MLB seasons, Bean most recently served as the league's senior vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion and as special assistant to the commissioner. He also served on the MLB owners' DE&I Committee.

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Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player who later worked in commissioner’s office, dies at 60

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...

Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player who later worked in commissioner’s office, dies at 60

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