Billy Wagner came through in his ... as entrants into Cooperstown. Wagner received 82.5 percent of the tally from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, which allowed an exhale ...

The weight of the long wait was evident for Billy Wagner when he finally got the call from the Baseball Hall of Fame ... A star at Tazewell High School, where he hit .451 and was 7-1 with ...

“I’m a big baseball fan, so I’ve always known of Billy Wagner,” Wright said ... a little emotional because it’s going to really hit home that no matter what people believe, I ...

Billy Wagner collected a franchise-record 225 of his 422 career saves as a member of the Houston Astros. He was one of the best in baseball history ... (11.9) and hits allowed (6.0) per inning.

“I’m a big baseball fan, so I’ve always known of Billy Wagner,” Wright said ... a little emotional because it’s going to really hit home that no matter what people believe, I ...

This year’s baseball Hall of Fame class includes the ... Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner defined their positions in the 2000s and 2010s, and they were announced Tuesday as part ...

Billy Wagner has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his 10th ... strikeout-loving, tough-to-hit beast of a closer. Tuesday's announcement ensures a third former Astros star ...

Wagner pitched ... of the toughest pitchers to hit who ever took the mound. Tom Verducci is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who has covered Major League Baseball since 1981.

22 (UPI) --Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected ... He also is a member of the Japan Baseball Hall of Fame. Ichiro's 4,367 combined hits between MLB and his years in Japan ...

If there’s one word that best describes Billy Wagner, it’s overpowering. He was one of the best in baseball history at ... in BOTH strikeouts (11.9) and hits allowed (6.0) per inning.