especially once he paired with eventual Hall of Fame closer Billy Wagner to form one of the league’s most lethal late-game tandems. From 2001-04, Dotel averaged 94 innings and 121 strikeouts ...

Dotel’s best years were with the Houston Astros in the early 2000s. He was a setup man for star closer Billy Wagner, making 302 appearances and posting a 3.25 ERA in four-plus seasons. He was the ...

Dotel’s best years were with the Houston Astros in the early 2000s. He was a setup man for star closer Billy Wagner, making 302 appearances and posting a 3.25 ERA in four-plus seasons.

Dotel’s best years were with the Houston Astros in the early 2000s. He was a setup man for star closer Billy Wagner, making 302 appearances and posting a 3.25 ERA in four-plus seasons.

While in Houston, he was one of the top relievers in all of baseball and was a significant part of a dominant bullpen that included Hall of Famer Billy Wagner and All-Star Brad Lidge. A workhorse ...

“It just breaks my heart,” Billy Wagner, the Hall of Fame closer and a former teammate, said on Tuesday. “He was such a carefree, easygoing guy, made everybody feel at ease — even when he ...

In 2003, he made history when he, Hall of Famer Billy Wagner and four other Astros pitchers combined to no-hit the New York Yankees. After Wagner's departure, Dotel took over the closer's role for ...

While in Houston, he was one of the top relievers in all of baseball and was a significant part of a dominant bullpen that included Hall of Famer Billy Wagner and All-Star Brad Lidge. A workhorse ...

Billy Jene Crowel, DVM (affectionately known as BJ, Doc, and Poppy), 82, passed into eternity on April 5, 2025. Born on June 21, 1942, in Mishawaka, Indiana, Bill was a cherished son of Don and ...

While in Houston, he was one of the top relievers in all of baseball and was a significant part of a dominant bullpen that included Hall of Famer Billy Wagner and All-Star Brad Lidge. A workhorse ...

making up one-third of this year's Hall of Fame inductees (alongside Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner). The Cy Young Award winner got 86.8% of the vote, and his long history of breaking records ...

"While in Houston, he was one of the top relievers in all of baseball and was a significant part of a dominant bullpen that included Hall of Famer Billy Wagner and All-Star Brad Lidge." The ...