Billy Bean
Biography
William Daro Bean (May 11, 1964 – August 6, 2024) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers (1987–1989), Los Angeles Dodgers (1989), and San Diego Padres (1993–1995), as well as the Kintetsu Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 1992. In July 2014, he was named MLB's first ambassador for inclusion, having publicly come out as gay in 1999. In January 2016, he became MLB's vice president, ambassador for inclusion and was senior vice president and special assistant to the commissioner.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
169 releases · 27 albums · active 1956–2021
- Performance · 180
- Other credits · 1
Studios: Plaza Sound Studios · Mint Audio Restoration · Decca Studios, Hollywood · Quad Lakeside Recording Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Herbie Mann
- Charlie Ventura
- Bud Shank
- Paul Horn
- Johnny Pisano
- Red Callender
- John Lewis (2)