Billy Wagner received 82.5 percent of the tally from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, after he missed by just ...

To gain entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Billy Wagner completed a climb few candidates have managed. Wagner, the former ...

In electing Wagner, the BBWAA has defined the modern-day closer as its own entity, with candidates’ credentials measured not ...

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Billy Wagner fell just five votes short of induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame last January, making 2025 his 10th and final eligible year on the ballot for enshrinement in Cooperstown. The former ...

For Billy Wagner, once more, prestige lay in the final ... join a small circle of relievers in Cooperstown and become the third player enshrined for a career spent primarily with the Astros ...

The trio of stars, each of whom spent part of their career in New York, will be inducted in Cooperstown on July 27.

Rolen, the former third baseman, received 10.2% support in his debut year and was elected in his sixth, in 2023. Wagner’s wait proved more prolonged. INTERACTIVE: Baseball Hall of Fame members ...

That was one of the best debut seasons ever. Ichiro was an All-Star and won a Silver Slugger and Gold Glove award in right ...

Ichiro Suzuki is the first Japanese-born player voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He'll be joined by CC Sabathia ...

Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the ...