MLB executive Billy Bean, one of the first openly gay figures in baseball, dies at 60 after battle with leukemia

Billy Bean, a former Dodger, attended several pride nights throughout the league, including one at Dodger Stadium on June 16, 2023. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

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MLB executive Billy Bean, one of the first openly gay figures in baseball, died at age 60 after a battle with leukemia, the league announced Tuesday.

Bean was MLB's Senior Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and a Special Assistant to the Commissioner. He was hired by MLB as an Ambassador of Inclusion in 2014...