Will Wagner, the son of former Astros closer Billy Wagner and one of the prospects Houston sent to Toronto in the Yusei Kikuchi trade, was promoted to the big leagues by the Blue Jays on Monday.

It’s been a while since the Houston Astros retired a number. But for the first time in 17 years, that will change this August when Billy Wagner ... the third-base prospect in an August 1990 ...

Today’s prospect ... Will Wagner! Son of one of the newest Hall of Famers, Billy Wagner, Will Wagner was selected in the 18th round of the 2021 draft by the Houston Astros.

Wagner, son of iconic Astros closer Billy Wagner, has an .853 OPS in Triple-A. Baseball America ranked Bloss, Loperfido, and Wagner among Houston's top 20 prospects in their midseason update.

The Houston Astros are still waiting for a Top 100 prospect ... three highly-regarded prospects — outfielder Joey Loperfido, pitcher Jake Bloss and infielder Will Wagner — to the Toronto ...

Wagner now watches the game through the lens of his son, former Astros prospect Will Wagner ... "The days of seeing a Billy Wagner or Roy Oswalt walk out there and do things… I think you ...

The weight of the long wait was evident for Billy Wagner when he finally ... denial looks rather curious. Wagner was a seven-time All-Star who logged two top-six Cy Young finishes.