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At last, Billy Bean feels comfortable with his teammates.
Every Sunday morning, the San Diego Padres outfielder who quit pro baseball and came out of the closet, hits the basketball courts at Nautilus Middle School in Miami Beach.
Bean‘s basketball buddies say it’s no big deal that he’s gay. “About half the people here know – the other half wouldn’t care, ” said teammate Wayne Pathman, a Miami lawyer. “Billy‘s a great guy.