Billy Wagner, Baseball Hall of Fame

Last chance: Will Billy Wagner get into Baseball Hall of Fame before time runs out?
Perhaps Wagner could have been an MLB starter … if he hadn’t been so effective out of the bullpen.From NFL plays to college sports scores, all the top sports news you need to know every day.
Billy Wagner says the Hall of Fame process is ‘a nightmare.’ But it offers a lesson for his high school team.
The Baseball Hall of Fame told Billy Wagner last January to watch TV and stay near a phone when the election results were announced. It finally seemed time for Wagner, the former Phillies closer who retired in 2010 with Atlanta,
Billy Wagner is glad his Hall of Fame ‘nightmare’ is almost over
Billy Wagner is glad the “nightmare” is almost over. By Tuesday night the former All-Star reliever will either be headed to the Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025 or removed from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot forever, after 10 unsuccessful attempts for enshrinement in Cooperstown.
Billy Wagner’s Whiffs Should Help Him Cinch Election to the Hall of Fame
Leading up to the Baseball Hall of Fame class announcement on Jan. 21, we’ve been examining the cases of notable candidates every week. We’ve already covered Fé
It’s closing time for Billy Wagner’s Hall of Fame case — and he’s feeling the weight of the wait
The seven-time All-Star closer missed induction to Cooperstown by just five votes in 2024, his ninth year on the ballot.
Baseball Hall of Fame: Why Carlos Beltrán, Billy Wagner, Andy Pettitte get votes on Matt Snyder's ballot
For the first time, I have an official Hall of Fame ballot in my hands. As I write this, I'm about to mail it. I have done a virtual truckload of homework in anticipation of this and it all started when I was a little kid.
Astros legend Billy Wagner on track for Hall of Fame induction before vote
Billy Wagner fell just short in his quest to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame last January. The legendary former Houston Astros closer projects to qualify for Cooperstown when the results for the class of 2025 are announced Monday night.
Baseball Hall of Fame 2025: How Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, all 28 candidates fare after 151 votes
Next summer’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony could have a Yankees’ flavor with right fielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia tracking to be voted in with ease as first-year candidates, and outfielder Carlos Beltran also above the necessary 75 percent threshold.
Will Billy Wagner finally join the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025? | Baseball Bar-B-Cast
Yahoo Sports senior MLB analyst Jordan Shusterman and senior MLB analyst Jake Mintz praise longtime MLB relief pitcher Billy Wagner’s dominant career and say that he will definitely join the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025.
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Here's why Andruw Jones, Billy Wagner belong in HOF
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Baseball Hall of Fame: Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner (for 10th time), 6 others on my 2025 ballot
My Baseball Hall of Fame voting process hasn’t changed since the winter of 2005 when I started receiving a BBWAA ballot in ...
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Billy Wagner's Final Push For Cooperstown
I recall first watching Billy Wagner pitch in a game late in the 1998 season. I was a university student who spent more time ...
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With Wagner on cusp, a look back on HOFers with Astros ties
This story was excerpted from Brian McTaggart’s Astros Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And ...
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Legendary former Braves reliever finally seems to be on track for Cooperstown
Another former Atlanta Braves player appears to be close to getting into the Hall of Fame as Billy Wagner's long wait for ...