Former MLB player Billy Bean dies at 60
USA TODAY Sports at the time. “I’ve been fit my whole life, but there have been some nights where I can not recognize how my body feels.
I still cannot enjoy food.”“I’m not angry, I’m hopeful,” he continued, “but it hit me really, really hard. I spent 21 days in a hospital with my immune system compromised, I couldn’t have visitors.
It was a very isolating experience, especially when you don’t know what the outcome is.”The MLB confirmed Bean’s death. It said he died at home on Tuesday.“We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague Billy Bean, MLB’s Senior VP for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and Special Assistant to the Commissioner.
Billy, who fought a heroic year-long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, was 60.We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague Billy Bean, MLB’s Senior VP for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and Special Assistant to the Commissioner.
