NEW YORK — Billy Bean has been given expanded responsibilities by Major League Baseball, which has changed his title to vice president and special assistant to commissioner Rob Manfred.
Bean will handle anti-bullying efforts in addition to his previous work, the commissioner’s office said Tuesday.
Hired in July 2014 as a consultant and given the title ambassador for inclusion, Bean was promoted last January to vice president for social responsibility and inclusion. He will continue to develop strategies with a focus on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Bean came out as gay in 1999, four years after his final major league season.