Going the Other Way

Major league baseball’s first Ambassador for Inclusion shares “a passionate memoir of the challenges [he] faced as a closeted gay athlete” ( Sports Illustrated ).   With a relentless work ethic, exceptional talent, and a quick left-handed swing, Billy Bean made it to the majors, where he played from 1987 to 1995—an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres. But as a gay man in the brutally homophobic world of professional baseball, Billy remained closeted