The Houston Astros made the postseason for an eighth consecutive season after finishing with a record of 88-73 and winning ...

Billy Wagner came through in his final inning. In his 10th and last bid on the ballot, the former Mets closer earned what might as well have been his 423rd save, clearing the 75 percent threshold to ...

It was a long time coming, but Billy Wagner finally closed it out. And he couldn’t keep the emotions from flowing. The seven-time All-Star, in his final year of eligibility, was elected into the ...

Billy Wagner came through in his final inning ... fell short at 70.3 percent in his third year of eligibility, but the now-Mets executive appears to be a lock for eventual enshrinement.

George "Billy" Wagner faced a judge in a pre-trial hearing with his trial on hold. There are two appeals over whether the judge can remove the death penalty as an option and whether the trial ...

Aren’t all relief pitchers just failed starters? In Billy Wagner’s case, the answer is a definite no. The power-packed left-hander never started a game in his major league career (though he ...

Billy was one of the game’s [most dominant] closers and will now be forever enshrined in the Hall of Fame.” Wagner wasn’t the only Met to achieve some measure of success on Tuesday’s ballot reveal.

Last week, longtime closer Billy Wagner earned election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It was Wagner's tenth and ...

The bad news is that Andruw Jones will have to wait at least one more year. The good news is that he is on a path similar to the one traveled by former Braves closer Billy Wagner, one of the ...

Billy Wagner has been elected to the National Baseball ... Tuesday's announcement ensures a third former Astros star enters the Hall of Fame, with Wagner joining former second baseman Craig ...

Over the past 105 years, Billy Wagner is one of the best pitchers at the most elemental definition of the craft—while pitching mostly with the game on the line. Folks, that is a Hall of Famer.