CHRIS ‘Mad Dog’ Russo was left red-faced after announcing the death of the wrong Billy Bean live on air.
The First Take host paid glowing tribute to former Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane on his Mad Dog Unleashed show on SiriusXM on Wednesday.
But in fact, the similarly-named Billy Bean – who was the MLB senior vice president for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion – had passed away from a battle with acute myeloid leukemia aged 60.
“The word that we’re getting right now is that the general manager of the A’s, Billy Beane, may have passed away,” Russo said.
“Wow. Was he ill? I wasn’t aware of this. I mean, …