Billy Wagner, Baseball Hall of Fame

Major league career: pitched for Houston, Philadelphia, New York Mets, Boston and Atlanta from 1995-2010; ranks eighth in MLB history with 422 saves; struck out 1,196 batters; had a 2.31 ERA.
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