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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 ...
After 10 years of waiting, Billy Wagner finally punched ... show in Houston on Sunday, Wagner explained why he chose to be immortalized in an Astros cap rather than a Philadelphia Phillies ...
Players eligible for the Hall of Fame must appear on 75-plus percent of ballots to secure induction, a bar that eluded Wagner in recent years. But the seven-time All-Star continues to make ...
HOUSTON — One of the most dominant closers in Astros history is now headed to Cooperstown. On his 10th and final year to be on the ballot, Billy Wagner was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame ...
So Friday afternoon, the current Astros seized a chance to recognize a franchise luminary. Wagner visited the Astros’ spring training clubhouse, where manager Joe Espada recounted his route to ...
HOUSTON — Houston Astros all-time saves leader Billy Wagner will have his jersey number retired, an honor that coincides with his induction into the Hall of Fame, the team announced Tuesday.
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 ...
It was a long time coming, but Billy Wagner finally ... Nine times Wagner recorded at least 30 saves in a career that spanned 16 seasons and five teams (Astros, Phillies, Mets, Red Sox, Braves).
It will be a busy summer for former left-handed closer Billy Wagner, who will have his No. 13 retired by the Houston Astros before an Aug. 16 home game. The news comes two weeks after Wagner ...
Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for the Hall, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, a former Houston Astros closer.
FILE - In this June 8, 2003, file photo, Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner pitches to a Tampa Bay Devil Rays batter during a baseball game in Houston. (AP Photo/Brett Coomer, File) (Brett Coomer ...