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 ...
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 ...
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Owens, Naff, Davis remember Ferrum great Wagner's 'golden arm'
Eric Owens used to play on the Ferrum College baseball team with Billy Wagner. Now Owens is the head coach of that team. And ...
Whoever didn’t vote for Ichiro needs to stand up and own it | Matt Vautour
When the results of the Baseball Writers of America’s ballots were announced on Tuesday, one voter out of 394 didn’t check ...
Three-time All-Star believes writers shouldn't vote for the Hall of Fame—but why now?
From 1936-2015, no players were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with even 99 percent of the Baseball Writers Association of America's vote. A funny thing ...
SI:AM | One Vote Doesn’t Spoil Ichiro Suzuki’s Hall of Fame Election
The fact that there has only been one unanimous selection in the history of BBWAA voting renders the distinction almost ...
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Sabathia and Suzuki — teammates for three seasons with the Yankees — are now linked forever in baseball’s hallowed gallery of ...
Billy Wagner’s emotional Baseball Hall of Fame selection: ‘Felt like the clock stopped’
Billy Wagner came through in his final inning. In his 10th and last bid on the ballot, the former Mets closer earned what ...
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The wild story of how Billy Wagner went from righty to lefty
On January 21, 2025, all-time great closer Billy Wagner was elected to the Hall of Fame. A version of this story originally ...
Former Astros closer Billy Wagner joins Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell in Baseball Hall of Fame
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 year ...
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Why Raptors head coach 'can't wait' for former MVP to retire
Curry's continued dominance has led one NBA head coach to claiming he will celebrate the Warriors star's eventual retirement ... Curry once again showed why he is regarded as one of the NBA's ...