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.
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.
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 seven-time All-Star, in his final year of eligibility, was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame with 82.5 percent of the vote.
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 Baseball Hall of Famer.
Billy Wagner on the honor it is to be a Hall of Famer
Billy Wagner discusses how honored he is to be named a Hall of Famer and what it means to him to be in the 2025 Hall of Fame class
Billy Wagner’s emotional Baseball Hall of Fame selection: ‘Felt like the clock stopped’
Billy Wagner received 82.5 percent of the tally from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, after he missed by just five votes last year.
Billy Wagner inducted into the Hall of Fame
Local talent out of Tazewell High School in Marion Virginia, Billy Wagner has been inducted into the 2025 class for the MLB Hall of fame, playing his collegiate career at Ferrum College. He’s the first left-handed reliever,
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Billy Wagner Has Honest Admission On How He Learned To Throw Left-Handed
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Pike County massacre: Efforts to locate new courthouse for Billy Wagner's trial continue
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Astros' Billy Wagner hopes to be example for blue-collar kids with MLB dreams
Billy Wagner anxiously waited for his moment, but not just for himself, for what it meant to the future of baseball.
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MLB: Billy Wagner (Tazewell) gets first look at Cooperstown six months prior to induction
Ichiro Suzuki wants to raise a glass with the voter who chose not to check off his name on the Hall of Fame ballot.
Dick Allen and Billy Wagner are headed to the Hall of Fame. Which Phillie will be next?
Chase Utley is well-positioned to someday reach the 75% mark for election, but Jimmy Rollins and Bobby Abreu are spinning ...
Will there be a ‘Hall of Fame bump’ for Ichiro, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner’s baseball cards?
Ichiro Suzuki had already cemented a strong, and likely everlasting baseball card market long before Tuesday’s almost ...
Complete 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame voting results: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner voted in
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner reached the necessary 75% support on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot revealed ...
2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot explanation and discussion on Vizquel, Ramirez | Lewis
A dive into Ryan Lewis' 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and a discussion on the cases of Omar Vizquel, CC Sabathia and Manny Ramirez.