William Daro Bean (born May 11, 1964) is an American former 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 in 1992. Bean publicly came out as gay in 1999. In July 2014, he was named MLB's first Ambassador for Inclusion. In January 2016 he became MLB's Vice President, Social Responsibility & Inclusion, and is currently Vice President and Special Assistant to the Commissioner.