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 ...

Now, in his 10th inning on the Hall of Fame ballot, Billy Wagner is alone on the mound without the ball. And oh, is it awful. “You’re sitting here and you can’t control it,” Wagner said by ...

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 ...

Players eligible for the Hall of Fame must appear on 75-plus percent of ballots to secure induction, a bar that eluded Wagner in recent years. But the seven-time All-Star continues to make ...

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.

Billy Wagner has had a year to think about his proximity to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his penultimate year on the ballot in 2024, the seven-time All-Star closer finished five votes shy of ...