Billy Wagner may have been an Astro and a Phillie at least as much as he was a Met, but that doesn’t erase the fact that he was, indeed, a Met. Wagner was an important one, too, spending three-plus ye
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 Baseball Hall of Fame with 82.5 percent of the vote.
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.
The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class has been announced — with three legends from the diamond getting enough votes to be inducted. One of those legends, Billy Wagner, grew up in the region. Wagner joined me today as a former MLB pitcher,
The New York Mets were well-represented on the ... On Tuesday, it was announced that former Mets closer Billy Wagner earned induction by gathering 82.5% of votes, surpassing the 75% threshold ...
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and former New York Mets closer Billy Wagner were introduced as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Billy Wagner ... two seasons in New York. "The environment and the level of consistency and understanding that the fans really expected day in and day out was something that I enjoyed because I expected that from myself anyway," Wagner said of his time ...
In a video posted on X by sports writer Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Wagner leaned against a pool table while taking the call. He listened for more than 15 seconds before he put his hand on his face, fighting tears and hunching over. “Thank you,” he eventually said to the person on the other end of the phone.
Former New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips recently detailed a stunning little-known fact that will frustrate long-time fans. That
The distance from Ferrum, Virginia to Cooperstown, New York is a road far longer than just the miles between the two small towns.For Billy Wagner, it's a journe
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball's Hall of Fame, voted in Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
Image Courtesy of Major League Baseball By Zachary Lichter Former Major League Baseball (MLB) players, Ichiro Suzuki, Carsten Charles Sabathia, and Billy Wagner’s life changed on January 21 when they received the most exciting news of any former baseball player’s life: that they would be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.