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Billy Bean

American baseball player (1964-2024) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 60

William Daro Bean was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers (1987-1989), Los Angeles Dodgers (1989), and San Diego Padres (1993-1995), as well as the Kintetsu Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 1992.

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In July 2014, he was named MLB's first ambassador for inclusion, having publicly come out as gay in 1999. In January 2016, he became MLB's vice president, ambassador for inclusion and was senior vice president and special assistant to the commissioner.

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Lived 1964 to 2024 · aged 60

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