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 ...

George "Billy" Wagner faced a judge in a pre-trial hearing with his trial on hold. There are two appeals over whether the judge can remove the death penalty as an option and whether the trial ...

Billy Wagner will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer with a Houston Astros logo on his plaque, the Hall ...

Houston Astros all-time saves leader Billy Wagner will have his jersey number retired. It's an honor that coincides with his induction into the Hall of Fame.

For the fourth time in the past eight years, the 10 th and final shot was on the money for a would-be- Baseball Hall of Famer ...

Fresh off his election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his final year on the ballot, Billy Wagner will receive the ultimate honor from the Astros.

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 ...

Billy Wagner, a flame-throwing left-hander who was one of the elite strikeout artists of his generation, will take his place among the game’s greatest players of all time after being elected to the Na ...

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

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 ...

New Hall of Famer Billy Wagner appeared in 15 games for the Red Sox in 2009, a footnote in his career. The experience was something he still treasures. Wagner was acquired from the Mets in late ...

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 ...