After making his Major League debut with the Astros in 2015, he was included as part of the trade package to the Phillies for Jonathan Arauz and flamethrowing closer Ken Giles. Velasquez would ...
the NL Relief Man Award in 1999 and Astros Pitcher of the Year in 2003. It wasn't until 2003 that Wagner was traded to the Phillies, starting his two-season stint in Philadelphia before heading to ...
The Philadelphia Phillies' offseason has been productive ... Then the Cubs traded for Ryan Pressly, another former Astros champ who fulfills an invaluable role in the bullpen.
Wagner was traded to Philadelphia in 2003, and he went on to save 197 games for the Phillies, Mets, Red Sox and Braves before he retired in 2010. Christian Walker, who signed with the Astros in ...
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — CC Sabathia will have a New York Yankees logo on the cap of his Hall of Fame plaque and Bill Wagner will have the symbol of the Houston Astros. The hall announced the ...
Carlos Beltrán, the nine-time All-Star outfielder inextricably tied to the Astros for his role in the team’s electronic sign-stealing scandal, finished with 70.3% support in his third year on ...
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 ...
Longtime Houston Astros star Alex Bregman remains the top free agent on the board despite holding multiple offers. Both the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs jumped into the mix with four-year deals ...
He will reportedly choose to don an Astros cap on his Hall-of-Fame plaque despite successful multi-year stints with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets after nine years in Houston.
HOUSTON — Trading setup man Ryan Pressly and the majority of his $14 million salary has been one of the Houston Astros’ foremost offseason goals. That they achieved it while re-entering the ...
The Astros used the 12th overall pick in the 1993 draft on his powerful left arm, and Wagner went on to pitch nine of 16 major-league seasons with Houston, later playing for the Phillies ...