OAKLAND, Calif. -- The beginning of July's first blockbuster trade occurred about a month ago, when Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane called Chicago Cubs executive Theo Epstein to ask ...

David Brown: How would you compare Obamacare with what you, Newt Gingrich and John Kerry came up with back in 2008? Billy Beane: Oh, God [laughs]. Man, a deep one. It's still yet to play itself out.

William Lamar Beane III, or Billy Beane, is a former American baseball player and is now a general manager. He was born on March 29 in Orlando, U.S. Currently, Beane handles primary off-the-field ...

Moneyball told the story of Billy Beane and how he revolutionized Major League Baseball by utilizing sabermetrics to scout players based on analytics rather than relying on "gut feelings." This story ...

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. When Billy Beane turned to the ...

The Athletic FC is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello! Billy Beane knows a thing or two about data in sport. The ...

It’s pretty hard to stay grounded when a major film is made about your life, harder still when a two-time winner of the Sexiest Man Alive award is cast to play you. But Billy Beane shows no signs of ...