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He batted .260 in 88 games for the Padres in 1993, and .215 in 84 games for the Padres in 1994. After playing for the Padres in 1995, Bean opted to retire from baseball after the 1995 season. Personal life. Billy Bean married his college sweetheart when he was 24 years old.
MLB Executive of the Year Award ( 2018) 3× Sporting News Executive of the Year (1999, 2012, 2018) 2× Baseball America Executive of the Year (2002, 2013) William Lamar Beane III (born March 29, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive.
Jun 7, 2023 · Billy Beane is the general manager of the Oakland Athletics who changed baseball with his analytics approach. Learn what he has done since the 2002 film Moneyball and how he has influenced today's game.
Dec 4, 2023 · Former big league outfielder Billy Bean, Major League Baseball’s senior vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
Dec 5, 2023 · Billy Bean, who came out as gay in 1999 and is an ambassador for inclusion in baseball, is in need of a bone marrow transplant. He is also supporting LGBTQ youth and cancer awareness through MLB auctions.
Billy Bean is the only openly gay former Major League Baseball player alive today. He played for the Tigers, Dodgers, and Padres, and now works for MLB as a role model and speaker for diversity and inclusion.
Sep 25, 2022 · Billy Bean is one of only two out current or former MLB players and the only one alive today. He shares his journey from the closet to the front office and his mission to change baseball's culture and prepare for its first active out player.
