On his tenth and final year on the ballot, Billy Wagner was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame with 82.5% of the vote. Wanger joins first year candidates Ichiro Suzuki (99.7% ...

Billy Wagner ... launched the Astros Hall of Fame in 2019, they announced they would only retire the numbers of players in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, of which Wagner is now a member.

Allen, who died in 2020, will be the first player to enter the Hall of Fame as a Phillie since pitcher Jim Bunning was ...

The National Baseball Hall of ... The weight of the long wait was evident for Billy Wagner when he finally got the call from the Baseball Hall of Fame. “Dreams do come true,” he said.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Former Yankees Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia joined former Met Billy Wagner on Thursday at a news conference about being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Billy Wagner closed it out. Wagner, the dominant closer who played a two-season sliver of his 16-year career with the Phillies, got elected Tuesday night to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Newly elected Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ichiro Suzuki, left, ...

The National Baseball Hall of Fame ... CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Ichiro received 99.7% of the vote, meaning just one Hall of Fame voter left him off their ballot. As such, former New York ...

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player elected to the National Baseball Hall of ... players should go to the Hall of Fame. It's so inspiring." Billy Wagner had 422 saves -- eighth ...

Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball's Hall of Fame and possibly the second unanimous selection, he waited by the phone for the expected call Tuesday. Fifteen minutes passed without a ring.