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Billy Bean, Second Openly Gay Ex-MLB Player, Dies at 60

Bean revealed in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with leukemia.

“Over the last 10 years, Billy worked passionately and tirelessly with MLB and all 30 Clubs, focusing on player education, LGBTQ inclusion, and social justice initiatives to advance equality in the game for all.” In 1999, The New York Times noted he was the “first major league baseball player to publicly discuss his homosexuality to this extent” when he came out as a member of the LGBTQ community. “I’ve learned making an impact on someone’s life is more important than a lifetime .300 batting average,” Bean told the Los Angeles Times back in 2001.

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