Billy Wagner Highlights

Billy Wagner gets brutally honest on earning Hall of Fame selection

The path to the National Baseball Hall of Fame was far from easy for Billy Wagner. It was a grueling, decade-long wait filled with challenges, but ultimately, it became a triumph worth celebrating. Making history as the first left-handed reliever to earn induction,

New York Post on MSN · 5d

Billy Wagner’s emotional Baseball Hall of Fame selection: ‘Felt like the clock stopped’

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

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Is Billy Wagner really a Hall of Famer? A few thoughts on this year’s BBWAA voting

One reason I choose not to vote for the Hall of Fame is that it gives me the freedom to critique the electorate as an objective outsider. I’ve explained my rationale several times before, but it’s really quite insufferable,

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Astros’ Hall of Famers react to Billy Wagner’s Cooperstown honor

Several Houston Astros’ legends reacted to Billy Wagner’s selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The former closer’s road to Cooperstown began in Houston in 1995. During his nine years with the Astros,

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Billy Wagner fights back tears as he enters Baseball of Fame in final year on ballot

It was a long time coming, but Billy Wagner finally closed it out. And he couldn’t keep the emotions from flowing. The ...

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Billy Wagner indicates he wants to go to trial instead of possibly taking a plea deal

George "Billy" Wagner faced a judge in a pre-trial hearing with his trial on hold. There are two appeals over whether the judge can remove the death penalty as an option and whether the trial ...

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Wagner anxiously awaits HOF call: 'This is it'

This story was excerpted from Brian McTaggart's Astros Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And ...

Fenway made a big impression on Billy Wagner while he was on the road to Cooperstown

Wagner had a 1.98 earned run average and struck out 22 of the 56 batters he faced in his 15 games for the Red sox in 2009.

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Billy Wagner's excruciating Hall of Fame wait meets joyful end: 'Just happy it's over'

Billy Wagner, faced with his last chance at earning enshrinement to baseball’s hall of immortals in Cooperstown, N.Y., finally vaulted the 75% mark to punch his ticket to athletic immortality ...

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Pike County massacre: Judge considering venue of trial for George Wagner

Prosecutors say George "Billy" Wagner was part of a plot that left eight members of the Rhoden family dead back in 2016. The 53 year-old Wagner is charged with eight counts of aggravated murder ...

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia Headline 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2025. The final ...

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Last chance: Will Billy Wagner get into Baseball Hall of Fame before time runs out?

Aren’t all relief pitchers just failed starters? In Billy Wagner’s case, the answer is a definite no. The power-packed left-hander never started a game in his major league career (though he ...

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‘Tearful’ Billy Wagner shares emotional reaction to HOF election

Former Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner is headed to Cooperstown. Wagner managed to make the Hall of Fame on his 10th and ...

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