FERRUM, Va. (WFXR) — Great news for Tazewell native and former Ferrum College pitcher Billy Wagner as he cracks the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his 10th and final year on the ballot.

NEW YORK--Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball ... Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

Did Billy Wagner's election just kick open the door for Kenley Jansen and Craig Kimbrel (and possibly Aroldis Chapman, too)? Jayson Stark 241 Hall of Fame mailbag: Ichiro's missing vote, Beltrán ...

will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner this July. The Era Committee consists of 16 members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame ...

Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball's Hall of Fame and possibly the second unanimous ... he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Quite the journey for a 27-year-old who left ...