Billy Wagner, faced with his last chance at earning enshrinement to baseball’s hall of immortals in Cooperstown, N.Y., finally vaulted the 75% mark to punch his ticket to athletic immortality ...

CC Sabathia will wear a Yankees cap and Billy Wagner will don the Astros logo on their Baseball Hall of Fame plaques.

HOUSTON (AP) — 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.

Billy Wagner punched his ticket to Cooperstown last month when he was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Wagner earned a spot in another exclusive club Tuesday afternoon. The Houston Astros ...

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner reached the necessary 75% support on the Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot in results revealed Tuesday night. The three will ...

Billy Wagner has had a year to think about his proximity to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his penultimate year on the ballot in 2024, the seven-time All-Star closer finished five votes shy of ...

Billy Wagner came through in his final inning. In his 10th and last bid on the ballot, the former Mets closer earned what might as well have been his 423rd save, clearing the 75 percent threshold ...

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 ...

Billy Wagner, a legendary MLB pitcher associated with teams like Houston Astros and New York Mets, is in his final chance to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. With a remarkable career ...