It was a long time coming, but Billy Wagner finally closed it out. And he couldn’t keep the emotions from flowing. The seven-time All-Star, in his final year of eligibility, was elected into the ...

Billy Wagner came through in his final inning. In his 10th and last bid on the ballot, the former Mets closer earned what might as well have been his 423rd save, clearing the 75 percent threshold ...

Understand?" Hein said."Most of the time in here, your Honor, y'all might as well be speaking Cantonese or Mandarin because I don't catch it," Billy Wagner said.Wagner's attorneys are working on ...

Representing the class of 2025 include Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Wagner, one of the game's all-time great relievers, made the cut during the final year of his eligibility on 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 ...

In his 10th and final year on the ballot, former Mets closer Billy Wagner finally garnered enough votes to take his rightful place in Cooperstown in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Along with ...

For Billy Wagner, once more, prestige lay in the final frame. Wagner, the former Houston Astros closer, was elected Tuesday to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the honor arriving in his 10th and final ...

The waiting, a decade of it, is nearly done. The same Hall of Fame question will hover over Billy Wagner just a few hours more, as clarity looms for the former Houston Astros closer, one way or ...

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 ...