Billy Bean, MLB Executive, Dies

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MLB executive Billy Bean, one of the first openly gay MLB players, dies at age 60 after battle with leukemia

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Billy Bean , one of the first openly gay baseball players in MLB , dies at 60 .

Bean was the MLB 's Senior Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred calls Bean " one of the kindest and most respected individuals I have ever known" Bean came out publicly as gay in 1999 , becoming the second player to do so.

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