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He is, as of 2024, the only player to die directly from an injury received during a major league game. [1] [2] His death led baseball to establish a rule requiring umpires to replace the ball whenever it becomes dirty. Chapman's death and sanitary concerns also led to the ban on spitballs after the 1920 season.
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. [ 1 ]
Fewer than 70 athletes are known to have played in both Major League Baseball (MLB) [a] and the National Football League (NFL). This includes two Heisman Trophy winners (Vic Janowicz and Bo Jackson) [1] and seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Red Badgro, [2] Paddy Driscoll, [3] George Halas, [4] Ernie Nevers, [5] Ace Parker, [6] Jim Thorpe, [7] and Deion Sanders). [8]
Bean, who publicly came out in 1999, was MLB's senior vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. ... one of the first openly gay figures in baseball, died at age 60 after a battle with ...
Billy Bean, who played parts of six seasons with the Tigers, Dodgers and Padres, died Tuesday after a yearlong battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Billy Bean, former Dodger and MLB ambassador ...
Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash following the 1972 season. This is a list of baseball players who died during their careers. While some of these deaths occurred during a game, the majority were the result of accidents off the field, illnesses, acts of violence, or suicide.
FILE - Former Oakland Athletics player Rickey Henderson looks on before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Texas Rangers in Oakland, Calif., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File ...
William Lamar Beane III (born March 29, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is currently senior advisor to owner John Fisher [ 1 ] and minority owner of the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) and formerly the executive vice president of baseball operations.