Billy Bean, a former Los Angeles Dodger who went on to become the first diversity chief for Major League Baseball, died on Tuesday.
He was 60. Major League Baseball said in a statement that the cause was acute myeloid leukemia, but gave no location details.
Bean was the second major league player to come out as gay. Glenn Burke, an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics, announced his sexual orientation after he retired in 1982.
Bean retired in 1995 after playing for the Dodgers, Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres. Bean was named Major League Baseball’s first ambassador for inclusion in 2014.
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