Billy Bean, equity advocate and former MLB player, dead at 60
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Former Major League Baseball player Billy Bean throws out the first pitch before the start of a baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in New York. Bean threw out the pitch on the first Mets Pride Night. (Julie Jacobson/AP)