MLB’s DEI Executive Billy Beane Died at the Age of 60: William Lamar Beane III was a baseball ball player and a front office executive. Beane grew up in Mayport, Florida, and San Diego, California, the child of a career military family. He learned to pitch from his dad. Beane attended Mt. Carmel High School where his baseball career started.
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Billy had an exceptional career and public presence. He died on Tuesday, 5 August 2024 from acute myeloid leukemia. He was serving as senior advisor to owner John Fisher and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) and was the former executive vice president of baseball operations.
“Over the last 10 years, Billy worked passionately and tirelessly with MLB and all 30 Clubs, focusing on player education, LGBTQ inclusion, and social justice initiatives to advance equality in the game for all,” the statement released by MLB reads. “Billy’s 10-year playing career included six Major League seasons with the Tigers, Dodgers, and Padres. Commissioner Rob Manfred called Billy ‘one of the kindest and most respected individuals I have ever known’ and someone who ‘made Baseball a better institution, both on and off the field.’”
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On the demise of Billy Beane, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said“Our hearts are broken today as we mourn our dear friend and colleague, Billy Bean, one of the kindest and most respected individuals I have ever known, Billy was a friend to countless people across our game, and he made a difference through his constant dedication to others.”
Billy wrote a book named Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life in and Out of Major-League Baseball. Billy joined the MLB office in 2014 and was appointed as the MLB’s first Ambassador for Inclusion.
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