Billy Bean

As the Arizona Diamondbacks are in the playoff hunt, manager Torey Lovullo put friendship and love ahead of baseball for a day.

Jarren Duran called a fan the worst anti-gay slur in his vocabulary. MLB should suspend him for 20 games, and the MLBPA should agree.

Spotlighting transgender fans outside of Pride Month is a reminder of why I still follow the Cubs even in a difficult year. Plus an MLB media figure confuses his Billy Beans and a NYC thirst trap.

As a closeted gay player in the 1990s, Bean suffered a series of agonies which informed his later mission to bring humanity and empathy to baseball culture.

Billy Bean built bridges and advocated for the LGBTQ community in sports, building a wave of love after his death.

Billy Bean was only the second former MLB player to come out publicly, and a tireless advocate for the LGBTQ community.

Rob Manfred, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, ensures Outsports that MLB is ready to support gay players and fans.