“It's taken a long time to get here.”- MLB icon Billy Wagner opens up on his Hall of Fame journey
Billy Wagner reflects on his emotional journey to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, highlighting his impressive career stats and the challenges he faced. He expresses gratitude for his wife's unwavering support and recalls the anticipation and stress leading up to his induction.
“Nobody needs a closer until you need a closer” – Billy Wagner gets candid about his Hall of Fame journey
The road to National Baseball Hall of Fame induction wasn't an easy one for Billy Wagner. Instead, it was long and frustrating.
Billy Wagner had a strong emotional reaction to news he was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
In a video posted on X by sports writer Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Wagner leaned against a pool table while taking the call. He listened for more than 15 seconds before he put his hand on his face, fighting tears and hunching over. “Thank you,” he eventually said to the person on the other end of the phone.
Astros’ Hall of Famers react to Billy Wagner’s Cooperstown honor
Several Houston Astros’ legends reacted to Billy Wagner’s selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The former closer’s road to Cooperstown began in Houston in 1995. During his nine years with the Astros,
Fenway made a big impression on Billy Wagner while he was on the road to Cooperstown
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.
Is Billy Wagner really a Hall of Famer? A few thoughts on this year’s BBWAA voting.
In electing Wagner, the BBWAA has defined the modern-day closer as its own entity, with candidates’ credentials measured not against the whole of the body but against this specific peer group.
Former Astros closer Billy Wagner joins Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell in Baseball Hall of Fame
In his 10th and final year on the ballot, former Astros closer Billy Wagner earned is place in Cooperstown, N.Y. in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Tazewell’s Billy Wagner voted into baseball Hall of Fame
Wagner was in his final season of consideration for eligibility in voting by the Baseball Writers. He stated his case by recording 422 career saves over 16 seasons, ranking him No. 8 in MLB history and No. 2 all-time among left-handed pitchers.
Billy Wagner gets brutally honest on earning Hall of Fame selection
The path to the National Baseball Hall of Fame was far from easy for Billy Wagner. It was a grueling, decade-long wait filled with challenges, but ultimately, it became a triumph worth celebrating. Making history as the first left-handed reliever to earn induction,
Former Astro Billy Wagner makes emotional first trip to Cooperstown and Hall of Fame. 'It's humbling'
Billy Wagner had never been to Cooperstown. His closest brushes were trips in short-season A-ball to Oneonta, some 25 miles south in New York, to play road games in 1993, his first professional season in the Houston Astros’ system,
Billy Wagner fights back tears as he enters Baseball of Fame in final year on ballot
It was a long time coming, but Billy Wagner finally closed it out. And he couldn’t keep the emotions from flowing. The ...
Billy Wagner indicates he wants to go to trial instead of possibly taking a plea deal
His delayed trial was supposed to have started weeks ago, but Billy Wagner will return to the Pike County courthouse for ...
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Ferrum College baseball legend, Miller School coach Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Miller School baseball coach Billy Wagner, known to the outside world as the best lefthanded closer in MLB history, is a ...
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Miller baseball coach Billy Wagner 'grateful' to be elected to Cooperstown
Billy Wagner is finally heading to Cooperstown. The Miller School baseball coach is part of the new class of the National ...