The trailblazing six-year big-leaguer played for the Tigers, Dodgers and Padres.
Billy Bean, a former MLB first baseman, outfielder and pinch hitter who served as baseball's most prominent public advocate for LGBTQ inclusion, died Tuesday, the league announced. He was 60.
Per MLB, Bean—called "one of the kindest and most respected individuals I have ever known" by commissioner Rob Manfred—died of acute myeloid leukemia.. He finished with a career slash line of .226/.266/.308, hitting five home runs and driving in 53 runs.The Miami Herald . In 2014, MLB named the Loyola Marymount product its ambassador for inclusion; he was the league's senior vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion upon his death.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague Billy Bean, MLB’s Senior VP for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and Special Assistant to the Commissioner. Billy, who fought a heroic year-long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, was 60.In MLB's statement, Manfred identified Bean as a person who "made a better institution, both on and off the field.”Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated.
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