Baseball Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell had one of the most awkward stances in history, but it's just part of the story of his illustrious Astros career.

A month from now, on July 27, Billy Wagner will stand on stage in Cooperstown, N.Y., and get inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Before that, though, he has a homework assignment. “I’m ...

Baseball’s Best at First Base First base has long been a powerhouse position filled with big bats and iconic personalities.

Eight losses in nine games leading up to the 2014 trade deadline convinced Ben Cherington and the Red Sox that it was time to sell. And with Lester months away from free agency and having already ...

MIDDLETOWN >> Long before Jeff Bagwell was an RBI machine for the Houston Astros, he was a goal-scoring machine at Xavier High. Before he became the bane of National League pitchers, he starred on ...

Of the 220 former major league players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, only three were born in Connecticut. When Jeff Bagwell takes his place among the game’s greats on July 30 ...

Jeff Bagwell, third from left, with 1985 Xavier High soccer teammates, from left, head coach Marty Ryczek, Pat McHugh, Bagwell, David Sizemore, Seb Fazzino and assistant coach Jack King.Submitted ...

Scott Miller has agonized over that tiny box next to Jeff Bagwell's name. He even claims to have lost sleep in years past as yet-to-be-submitted Hall of Fame ballots waited on his desk. The same ...

After six attempts from 2011-2016, Bagwell was finally inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017 on July 30, 2017. He received 86.2% of the vote, above the 75% threshold required for induction.

The Astros on Saturday celebrated Jeff Bagwell's induction into the Hall of Fame with a ...