And it especially couldn’t be said for closer Billy Wagner, who earned his spot ... is how one of Ichiro’s popular rookie cards has tumbled leading up to Tuesday’s announcement, followed ...

Once more, for baseball immortality, Billy ... Wagner was coaching his high school baseball team at the Miller School of Albemarle in Charlottesville, Va., when an NBC camera crew showed up ...

The weight of the long wait was evident for Billy Wagner when he finally got the call from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Once he picked up the phone and heard the news, the ex-Mets reliever became ...

HOUSTON — Houston Astros all-time saves leader Billy Wagner will have his jersey number retired, an honor that coincides with his induction into the Hall of Fame, the team announced Tuesday.

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 ...

Billy Wagner punched his ticket to Cooperstown last ... and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae. Does the Solawave red light therapy live up to the ...

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 ...

You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. THE NEWEST BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS: ICHIRO SUZUKI, CC SABATHIA AND BILLY WAGNER The wait is over. For two of the three newest ...

Wagner was in his 10th and final year on the Hall of Fame ballot, after coming up five votes short of the ... The weight of the long wait was evident for Billy Wagner when he finally got the ...

BLACKSBURG – Bound for Cooperstown, Billy Wagner – 16-year MLB veteran, seven-time All-Star and revered left-hand closer who ranks eighth all-time in career saves (422) – was elected to be inducted ...