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.
Is Billy Wagner really a Hall of Famer? A few thoughts on this year’s BBWAA voting.
In electing Wagner, the BBWAA has defined the modern-day closer as its own entity, with candidates’ credentials measured not against the whole of the body but against this specific peer group.
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.
Billy Wagner had a strong emotional reaction to news he was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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 Astro Billy Wagner makes emotional first trip to Cooperstown and Hall of Fame. 'It's humbling'
Billy Wagner had never been to Cooperstown. His closest brushes were trips in short-season A-ball to Oneonta, some 25 miles south in New York, to play road games in 1993, his first professional season in the Houston Astros’ system,
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 Has Honest Admission On How He Learned To Throw Left-Handed
The Major League Baseball offseason has been filled with drama and excitement as many big-name players have changed teams ...
Pike County Massacre: Billy Wagner appears in court for pre-trial
The hearing went over a few housekeeping items before trial. Change of venue and severance of some of Billy’s charges were the most important items the court discussed.
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 ...
Astros' Billy Wagner hopes to be example for blue-collar kids with MLB dreams
Billy Wagner anxiously waited for his moment, but not just for himself, for what it meant to the future of baseball.
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Ferrum College baseball legend, Miller School coach Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Miller School baseball coach Billy Wagner, known to the outside world as the best lefthanded closer in MLB history, is a ...
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MLB: Billy Wagner (Tazewell) gets first look at Cooperstown six months prior to induction
Ichiro Suzuki wants to raise a glass with the voter who chose not to check off his name on the Hall of Fame ballot.
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Howard Herman: On Billy Wagner, Jeff Reardon and Wahconah Park progress
Eagle sports columnist Howard Herman has no issues with longtime Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner earning his way into the ...
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“Nobody needs a closer until you need a closer” – Billy Wagner gets candid about his Hall of Fame journey
The road to National Baseball Hall of Fame induction wasn't an easy one for Billy Wagner. Instead, it was long and frustrating. In the end, it proved to be rewarding for the first-ever left-handed ...
2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot explanation and discussion on Vizquel, Ramirez | Lewis
A dive into Ryan Lewis' 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and a discussion on the cases of Omar Vizquel, CC Sabathia and Manny Ramirez.