But as the years went on and Wagner began edging closer to the necessary 75% for election, nuggets of his dominance — my No. 1 criteria — began to emerge. He averaged 11.9 strikeouts per nine ...

Billy Wagner will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer with a Houston Astros logo on his plaque, the Hall made official Monday. Wagner, the former Houston closer who was elected ...

Billy Wagner is one of baseball's newest Hall of Famers, and he received another honor this week. The Houston Astros will retire his No. 13 this summer, the team announced Tuesday. The ceremony ...

Wagner owned a 2.31 ERA in 16 major-league seasons. He held opponents to a .187 batting average and struck out 11.9 batters per nine innings, both the best marks of any pitcher with at least 900 ...

“Obviously, it’s a long time coming, but worth the wait,” Wagner said at a press conference for the three new Baseball Hall of Fame electees, which was telecast from Cooperstown. “I know ...

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner reached the necessary 75% support on the Baseball Writers' Association of America ...

Suzuki received 393 of 394 votes (99.7%) from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Sabathia was on 342 ballots (86.8 ...

Three new members will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025, as Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner were elected into the hallowed halls of Cooperstown on Tuesday.