Major League Baseball has lost one of its greatest players and the MLB Network is ready to pay tribute.

The MLB world was shocked on Tuesday when former player and first ambassador of inclusion Billy Bean died of acute myeloid leukemia. He was 60 years old.

In Bean’s honor, MLB Network will re-air a documentary about the outfielder starting Friday. Anthony Castrovince shared the news via Twitter/X:

“To celebrate Billy Bean’s life, MLB Network will re-air its special ‘The Story of Billy Bean’ tomorrow (Friday) at 1 p.m. EST,” Castrovince said. “Billy’s story of hiding his sexuality during his playing days and then fostering a more inclusive culture in MLB is a powerful one.”

Bean was originally selected by the New York Yankees in the 1985 MLB Draft, but instead chose to spend his senior year at Loyola Marymount University, playing with the Lions in their first College World Series appearance.

The following year, Bean was selected in the fourth round of the 1986 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers and made his major league debut on April 25, 1987, setting the record for most hits in a debut game. After three seasons with the Tigers, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

After hanging around the minor leagues and playing briefly for the Kintetsu Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball, Bean found himself back in the major leagues playing for the San Diego Padres. He stayed with the team for three seasons before retiring in 1995.

Throughout his major league career, Bean posted a .226 batting average with five home runs and 53 RBIs. With the Padres, he posted a .235/.265/.332 batting average in 176 games.

Soon after his retirement, Bean came out to friends and family before coming out publicly in a 1999 interview with Lydia Martin of the Miami Herald. This would make him the second publicly outed player in MLB history, the first being Glenn Burke, who played for the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1976 to 1979.

Bean has been recognized by MLB as a champion of inclusion in the league, and in 2014 he was named MLB’s first Inclusion Ambassador.

Bean’s impact on baseball will be felt for years to come, and if you can’t watch the documentary when it airs, you can also stream it online.

Bean leaves behind his husband Greg Baker.

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