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 ...

And while Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia got in on their first ballots, Billy Wagner had a longer wait. The longtime Astros closer spent the last 10 years on the ballot, with 2025 representing his ...

That's what just happened with Billy Wagner. Wagner, one of the greatest relievers in MLB history, just got inducted into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday on his 10th and final year on the ballot ...

Wagner, who spent four seasons with the Mets, attained 73.8 percent of the vote last year. It left him within five votes of reaching the 75 percent threshold needed for induction. If Wagner isn ...

Billy Wagner, faced with his last chance at earning enshrinement to baseball’s hall of immortals in Cooperstown, N.Y., finally vaulted the 75% mark to punch his ticket to athletic immortality ...

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 ...

This year’s Hall of Fame Class is headlined by Ichiro Suzuki followed by CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Over his 16-year MLB career, the left-hander posted a 47-40 record with a stellar 2.31 ERA ...