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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Former professional baseball player, played with the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres (career batting average was .226 out of 272 games); now runs a restaurant in Miami.  Vice-Chairman, 'Stand Up Foundation', which targets bullying and homophobia in sports.  Recently hired by Major League Baseball as Ambassador for Inclusion, to head up baseball's efforts to build a safe workplace for all.  Author of the book 'Billy Bean - Going the Other Way'.
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Former professional baseball player, played with the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres (career batting average was .226 out of 272 games); now runs a restaurant in Miami.  Vice-Chairman, 'StandUp Foundation', which targets bullying and homophobia in sports.  Recently hired by Major League Baseball as Ambassador for Inclusion, to head up baseball's efforts to build a safe workplace for all.  Author of the book 'Billy Bean - Going the Other Way'.
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Revision as of 18:59, 15 July 2014

Billy Bean

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1964 -

Occupation

Sports

Description

Former professional baseball player, played with the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres (career batting average was .226 out of 272 games); now runs a restaurant in Miami. Vice-Chairman, 'StandUp Foundation', which targets bullying and homophobia in sports. Recently hired by Major League Baseball as Ambassador for Inclusion, to head up baseball's efforts to build a safe workplace for all. Author of the book 'Billy Bean - Going the Other Way'.

Further Reading/Research


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