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Billy Bean, among first pro athletes to come out, dies at 60Billy Bean, one of the first athletes in American team sports to come out as gay, died Tuesday, 11 months after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He was 60.,An outfielder and first baseman who played in parts of six MLB seasons, Bean most recently served as the league's senior vice presid...

Dodgers finally honor first openly gay MLBer on Pride NightThe Los Angeles Dodgers are finally honoring Glenn Burke....

IDIOT OF THE YEAR #10: Thom Brennaman — and there’s a deep drive by CastellanosWelcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE YEAR festivities! Nos. 50 through 11 are available for your enjoyment here. And our top 10 thus far:...

Billy Bean takes the high road in response to Daniel Murphy's "disagreement."...

Daniel Murphy Disagrees With The Gay "Lifestyle"

New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy says that he would be accepting of a gay teammate, but that he “disagree[s] with the lifestyle, 100 percent,” throwing the authenticity of his claimed acceptance into question. ...

Why Does It Matter If Jason Collins Is A "Bad" Pro Basketball Player?

Right behind the army of people congratulating Jason Collins for coming out today was a smaller army of dedicated wiseasses who were determined to remind you that Jason Collins has had a rather unremarkable 12-year NBA career....

Billy Bean, Openly Gay Former MLB Player, Has Much In Common With His Former Minors Teammate, Billy Beane, The Guy From <em>Moneyball</em>

We've heard from many of the figures on the periphery of Moneyball since the movie hit theaters two weeks ago, but one we hadn't heard from was Billy Bean, the former Tigers, Dodgers, and Padres outfielder who came out of the closet in 1999. Bean, because of that slight difference in names, has ofte...