The 20-25 baseball Hall of Fame class has been announced — with three legends from the diamond getting enough votes to be inducted.One of those — grew up ...

Newly-elected baseball Hall of Famer Billy Wagner is the second ex-Tucson Toro/Sidewinder to reach Cooperstown.

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Wagner had a 1.98 earned run average and struck out 22 of the 56 batters he faced in his 15 games for the Red sox in 2009.

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Is ex-Phillie Billy Wagner a true Hall of Famer even though he is considered a Phillies’ villain? Is Chase Utley on Cooperstown’s doorstep? And how about the Mets’ John Franco? Is he a Hall of Famer?

In electing Wagner, the BBWAA has defined the modern-day closer as its own entity, with candidates’ credentials measured not ...

Local talent out of Tazewell High School in Marion Virginia, Billy Wagner has been inducted into the 2025 class for the MLB ...

At Ferrum College: went 17-3 with a 1.63 ERA and 327 strikeouts from 1991-93; earned Division III first-team All-America ...

New York Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca, left, congratulates closer Billy Wagner by patting him on the cap after the Mets 4-3 win ...

Wagner was in his final season of consideration for eligibility in voting by the Baseball Writers. He stated his case by ...

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 year ...