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

Billy Wagner received 82.5 percent of the tally from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, after he missed by just ...

To gain entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Billy Wagner completed a climb few candidates have managed. Wagner, the former ...

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In his 10th and final year on the ballot, former Astros closer Billy Wagner earned is place in Cooperstown, N.Y. in the ...

New Hall of Famer Billy Wagner appeared in 15 games for ... even with the advances in recent years. Mariano Rivera remains the only unanimous selection as one voter left Suzuki off the ballot.

After falling five votes short of Baseball Hall of Fame last year, Billy Wagner is hopeful on his final year on ballot.

Other bits of intrigue ahead of Tuesday's 6 p.m. announcement: Will CC Sabathia be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and is this ...

In Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, the Baseball Writers Association delivered quite an eclectic trifecta to ...

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball's Hall of Fame, voted in Tuesday along with CC Sabathia ...

Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the ...